Mr. Speaker, when words are not followed by concrete action, they are worthless. The government said it wants to work constructively and collaboratively with the opposition. What did the government do next? It decided to move a motion without even bothering to reach out to the Bloc Québécois to negotiate beforehand, even though it knows full well that we are responsible and rigorous partners willing to work collaboratively.
The first date did not go very well, then. Will the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons now confirm that he will not use closure to pass this motion? This will be another test of whether he is keeping his word. It would be a way to prove that he truly wants to work collaboratively.