Mr. Speaker, my lack of trust comes from being told to calm down and not worry, that expropriation laws have changed since the 1970s and that rights are protected. I believe those words and I accept them. My response to that is, okay, the laws have changed, so why are they being changed again to make way for the train?
The laws were improved, and for good reason. Legislation and case law are built up in a society through experience, both good and bad. Among other things, Mirabel was a traumatic event that created an opportunity to improve the laws. Now the laws are fair. People's rights are protected, so why are we going to take away those rights?
I cannot trust someone who tells me not to worry and that the government will treat people fairly, when the law is going to state that the government can force people to do something even if they say no and that they will have no right to challenge the decision. I cannot.