Thank you, Mr. Speaker and honourable Members. Mr. Speaker, I've talked about what's in this document with my constituents. I know they were certainly pleased with what they saw. They thought it reflected a reasonable compromise between what I'm sure the department heard from different points of view, and they were prepared to accept the provisions set out in here as being quite acceptable. So they saw no reason for this not to proceed.
I know we've heard from other Members in this House that their regions felt that we should proceed with a new act. So, Mr. Speaker, I'm extremely disappointed that we have been told now that we won't see a new act. I really don't understand why, when the Minister last told this House that legislation could be tabled in this session. Why then, if that's possible, could we not table it in time that we could take it to second reading, get it to committee and have a chance of having it passed in October of this year? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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