Mr. Speaker, I get it that the far right Conservative Party does not support Bill C-20. I will not have a hissy fit, to quote a member from across the way. There will be no hissy fit here.
My very first assignment, when I was first elected to the Manitoba legislature back in 1988, was as housing critic, and I argued even back then that housing was important. We met with individuals like Doug Martindale at the time and talked about it. We talked about how the federal government needed to play a role.
This new corporation, under this legislation, would make a positive difference in every region of our country. I would ask the Conservative Party members, even if you do not want to vote for it, to at the very least allow it to get to committee. Let us not filibuster some—