Madam Speaker, the subject of the report in question is obviously interchange fees. What we are saying is that, in order to lower grocery prices, the government could take action by regulating the fees the companies are charging merchants.
The gist of my speech is that the government is not taking action. The question that was just asked, which has nothing to do with the subject being debated, reflects this. This is unfortunate.
The parliamentary secretary is talking about the House's operating costs. Those are the costs of democracy. With what we are seeing in western societies today, there would undoubtedly be savings if we ceased being a democracy.
The opposition parties have raised a question of privilege. The government refuses to be accountable to members. That is what created the situation we are in now. The government has the power to fix it.