Madam Speaker, I appreciate what the member had to say about this issue. I actually question the motivation on the other side. I am a little harsher on this than perhaps he is, mostly because of what I hear from my constituents.
I want to mention that, very early on in the government's existence, it brought forward a bill around an environmental framework. The Liberals just brought it to the House to be debated. On the first day of debate, it was very clear that they were bringing in things that were not normal, such as a freshly sweeping power to the minister and accountability to an advisory board, rather than to the House.
I questioned the member for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country about what this board would look like. There were all kinds of questions around it. What would their mandate be? How long would they be there?
The member could not wait to stand up and say that the board had already been chosen. That was at the beginning of the government's mandate. Now we have these things happening.
What, in this circumstance, would tell us that the government values taxpayers' money or the rights and responsibilities of this place?