Madam Speaker, I am always amazed at my colleague from Kingston and the Islands' ability to play the victim. Every time I hear him, he says that the poor government is trapped by this question of privilege, that the infamous Bloc Québécois, with the help of the NDP, will not help break the impasse in the House and that it is appalling.
He does not seem to understand that he is part of a minority government and that it is possible to negotiate something in a minority government. The government acted in such bad faith when it made its proposal last week. For ages, we have been calling on the government to increase old age security, and the Liberals voted for that. We are also asking it to ensure that the issue of supply management moves forward.
Last week, the Liberals instead proposed giving $250 to people who do not need it, to people who will earn $149,000 a year. They will be giving them $250, but then they are going to tell seniors to deal with their own problems. It is rather difficult to negotiate and to act in good faith with people who are this mediocre.