Mr. Speaker, I salute my colleague. Indeed, a whole series of regulations has been established over the past 60 years. However, none of them did anything to prevent the tragic events that occurred in Mirabel in the 1980s.
Bill C-5 was passed last June. We have the ability to suspend laws and impose certain things. Furthermore, a proponent can sit down privately with a minister and, without consultation, the government can decide to circumvent the regular process. However, it seems to me that my colleague stood up to vote in favour of this measure.
How is it that today he seems to be ignoring the fact that we passed this bill and that it erases many of these fine regulations adopted over the past 60 years?