Mr. Speaker, my Liberal colleague is saying that this is written in the Liberal platform and that it is necessary. What is actually necessary is to not impose a gag order and circumvent Parliament. It reminds me of the saying that the ends justify the means. If the ends justify the means, then anything is justified, including violence and breaking the law.
This government says it is going to consult the provinces and first nations, but it does not even want to consult members of Parliament. This gag order is totally unacceptable, and I hope that every opposition member will vote against it.