Mr. Speaker, this is my first time speaking in the House as the Bloc Québécois whip, and it is a great honour for me to take on this role. However, I am doing so under rather unusual circumstances, to put it politely.
These are such unusual circumstances that I may not have another opportunity like this, so I want to wish all the members, and especially the people of Berthier—Maskinongé, whom I have the honour of representing, a wonderful holiday season.
We have rarely seen such a profound loss of confidence in a government. Not only did the finance minister resign on the very day she was to present the economic statement, but we have regularly felt we were going through some unprecedented and sometimes surreal events during this parliamentary session. That is the situation we are in right now.
As members know, the Bloc Québécois withdrew confidence in the government some time ago. This is nothing new. I would like my colleague to tell us what she thinks is going to happen next. What are we going to do this afternoon?