Monsieur le Président, je répondrai simplement qu'au lieu de compter plus de 400 pages et de modifier, voire éliminer, 70 lois, le projet de loi C-38, le projet de loi budgétaire, aurait facilement pu être divisé en 14, 15, voire plus de mesures législatives à part entière.
We feel that this new process that the government is suggesting is just another attempt at ramming things through rather than a thoughtful debate. Mr. Speaker, the simple answer is that, instead of being 400-plus pages that affect 70 acts and in some cases delete some of them, Bill C-38, the budget bill, likely could just as easily have been 14, 15, or even more substantial pieces of legislation.