Mr. Speaker, I think I have the numbers right, 93 Conservative members of Parliament. I am not sure how this is costing money. We are not paid by the word here. We are not the authors of potboilers. I can only observe that if this is how things work, if it is the case that time that is wasted in the House of Commons is the public's money being squandered, then surely the member opposite, who has taken up more time and used up more of the House's word count than anybody else in the Parliament, owes us all an apology and should let someone else speak for a change. He is up there talking all the time while that entire caucus is gagged. It is him and the member for Kingston and the Islands. Everybody else is told to shut up and sit down. It is no wonder their caucus is so upset with their leader. What abuse, what abuse of a caucus and what abuse of people who have the right under our parliamentary traditions to speak out freely this is. They cannot even open their mouths. I am told that they cannot even get up in their caucus to ask a question without submitting a request first. I can say that in our caucus, which I chair, that does not happen.
In the House of Commons on November 4th, 2024. See this statement in context.