Mr. Speaker, the member is wrong. If we look at it, we see that the very first action of the government when we acquired the majority, when the three new members were brought into the chamber, was to pass a private member's bill that was an opposition bill. Since then, we have seen pass out of second reading support pending on amendments to private members' bills that again were opposition bills.
I have been in opposition for many years, more years than in government, and I can tell members that it is more about the responsibility of the opposition and the way in which it works, which is often based on personalities. To try to give a false impression that a majority government is a bad government I think does a disservice. Yes, at times a majority can be a problem; I have been in that situation too, but it is not a generalization that should be made. A majority, especially at a time when we need to build a stronger, healthier Canada, I would suggest is a good thing.
