Mr. Speaker, there are so many points to raise after listening to the speech by the hon. member opposite that I am struggling to choose.
He spoke to us of parliamentary heritage and tradition while putting on a show of virtue. According to parliamentary heritage and tradition, the composition of committees must reflect the composition of the House—something the Liberals are failing to respect today—and it must be negotiated and adopted by consensus. They tell us they have won a majority thanks to the by-elections. That is not true. Liberals were elected in those three by-elections that were already held by Liberal MPs. The majority was therefore secured thanks to defectors.
The last truly appalling thing my colleague told us was when he spoke of a bill and a study was that his government listens to the opposition when it suits them, but that, now that they have a majority, they will be able to do as they please, because his government is listening to the victims. He said this as though the opposition parties did not listen.
Give me a break.