Mr. Speaker, the fact is that we, as legislators, are the only elected officials in the entire system, which goes from judges and the Senate to ministers and the Prime Minister. We legislators are elected. In that sense, we are all the government's boss.
If the government introduces a bill that elicits concern or opposition from elected members, those members are duty-bound to raise those concerns in the House and launch the debate by telling the government that they are not on board and that they have doubts, concerns or issues. That is the basis of the parliamentary system we practise here.
I have no problem with debate. It is the government's job to make sure it talks to all MPs and all parties to see if there is a way to speed things up. If there is not a way, and if a lot of MPs want to talk about a bill, that may mean the government did not communicate the information properly.