That is an excellent question, Madam Speaker. We have, at various times during my tenure as a member of Parliament, had important debates on the nature of the filibuster. It is an important tool in the hands of the opposition because it is one of the few tools we have to try to blunt what we may see as heavy-handed government overreach. We certainly saw that at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee in the last Parliament, when the government was trying to unilaterally change the Standing Orders. However, it is a tool that needs to be used wisely and with a careful goal in mind.
I see the tool being used now by government members to frustrate the opposition. It is being used for, frankly, very silly purposes including trying to prevent the Prime Minister from appearing before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee and preventing the national defence committee from accurately coming to the end of its report. These have no rhyme or reason other than a government that is afraid of transparency and afraid of the opposition coming to the truth. That has been very well exposed by the opposition and also by the media. The Canadian public can see through the Liberals' antics in this regard.