Mr. Speaker, once again the NDP has a unique opportunity to walk the talk. In a dramatic gesture, they tore up their agreement with the Liberals at the end of August, saying that the Liberals were no longer good for them and that they were not taking the country in the right direction.
However, every time they get a chance to defend this bad Liberal government, they do whatever they can to create distractions, change the subject or take the discussion in another direction. They do this so as to avoid taking responsibility, to avoid voting with Canadians and most of the opposition members to bring down this government so that we can finally trigger an election and put an end to the damage caused by the Liberal government. Of course, they know they are responsible because they voted with the Liberal government, so they find it hard to give themselves a rap on the knuckles.
I think that the NDP is not in a position to be lecturing anyone. If we are here today, it is because they supported this government many, many times.