Senator Plett: The provisions in this bill are necessary and we will be supporting them, just as our colleagues in the House of Commons did. But make no mistake about it, colleagues: It is the incompetence of this government that has brought us to the unfortunate place we find ourselves in today where the government is scrambling for solutions to problems that it has created. To make matters worse, it is clear that this government has completely run out of ideas and is just recycling old ones. It is regrettable, colleagues, that Canadians are paying the price for this incompetence.

However, judging by the latest polls, there is hope. Canadians are anxious to rectify this situation, just as soon as the Prime Minister gives them the opportunity by having the courage to call a general election — in my view, the sooner the better, because in the meantime, the house is still burning and the Prime Minister is still fiddling. Thank you, colleagues.