Mr. Speaker, Shakespeare also said this:
And do as adversaries do in law,
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
Although we disagree on the appropriateness of time allocation, I will continue to conduct myself respectfully in this debate.
The reality is that this is not an erosion of democracy. It is important that we have the opportunity to debate legislation. That has taken place, both in the other chamber and in this chamber.
We now have the opportunity to move forward with an important change that will render inadmissible some of the worst criminals and financiers of egregious acts that have threatened international peace and security. I trust that all members will agree that this is a good thing and we can put this to bed to focus on other priorities that are important to the people I represent in Central Nova.