Madam Speaker, I have trouble understanding why my colleague opposite is so indignant. I have witnessed him expressing his indignation again and again, day after day, for nearly a month now.
The Bloc Québécois offered the government a way out so that we could move forward and end the standoff. We sent it a proposal that would benefit Quebeckers and maybe even Canadians. We asked it to boost retirement benefits for people aged 65 to 74 and to pass our supply management bill, but the government balked. Now it is accusing us of not giving it a free pass, when it is the government that has no desire to work with us.
I am hard pressed to understand the government's indignation and unwillingness to resolve the situation. Perhaps it is because, ultimately, this impasse suits them. I would like my colleague to talk to us about this. When there is a standoff in Parliament, there are no confidence votes and, in any event, there is no legislative agenda. Perhaps the government likes it that way. Is that possible?