Madam Speaker, my regards to the member for Terrebonne and congratulations on her election.
Last Thursday, we were studying the estimates with the Minister of Finance. He was asked if he intended to restore the electric vehicle subsidy. He told us that he was not interested and that he would find other ways to help dealers. Barely an hour ago, I asked the parliamentary secretary, the member for Winnipeg North, a question. He said that he did not know if the program would be reinstated. He said to keep lobbying to help the dealers, and he wished us good luck. That was the answer we got an hour ago.
Fifteen minutes ago, we checked our phones, we checked La Presse, we checked our news channels, and we saw that the minister just announced that she is reinstating the subsidy program. That is good news, but it points to all the decisions in the Liberal Party being made at the top. Even august members—no pun intended—like the member for Winnipeg North are not consulted. Nobody is consulted.
I would like the new member for Terrebonne to tell me whether, as a Liberal backbencher, she feels she is consulted. Does she feel she is able to contribute to policy? Does she feel that the Prime Minister or the ministers listen to her, or on the contrary, as a new politician, does she feel like a spectator in the Liberal Party?