Mr. Speaker, yesterday we debated a committee report here in the House. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons stood up and told us the debate had no place here in the House. He said that the committees would handle this, that they were capable of doing their job and that, when the committee in question completes its work, the government would take note of its recommendations here, in the House. In summary, he told us we were wasting our time debating this topic in the House.
Today we are debating Bill C‑3, which has come back to us at report stage with amendments. The committee did its job: It heard witnesses, it reached a consensus and amendments were adopted. The Parliamentary Budget Officer appeared before the committee, as did the minister, who did not even know the statistics. Now today, just a day later, we are being told that the House is the place to revisit amendments adopted in committee and simply dismiss the work that has been done.
Which Liberals are we to believe? Are we to believe the ones from yesterday or the ones from today?