Madam Speaker, my colleague began his speech by claiming that the Liberals' hands are tied because the Conservatives are gumming up the House. However, this promise is more than one month old. The House has only been paralyzed for a month. The Liberals promised in budget 2023 that they would take action by the end of 2023, but they did not do it. They made the same promise in budget 2024, which was in March, not September, but again, they did not keep it. I hope they will spare us their fake excuses.
My colleague seems to be saying that because the opposition is holding up the House, there is nothing the Liberals can do. When the opposition's privilege motion eventually ends, do the Liberals have a bill ready to put forward before Christmas? Time is short. I have a hard time believing that that they have a bill ready and waiting. People should be careful about making excuses.