Hon. Paula Simons: Minister, at this time last year, you will recall that we were seized with the issue of Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Customs Act and the Preclearance Act, 2016. We were told it was essential that we pass the bill as quickly as possible here because of a court case in Alberta that had struck down certain provisions of the law as unconstitutional and created a disequilibrium so the law was applied differently in Alberta and, subsequently, in Ontario than in the rest of the country.

We were encouraged not to amend the act, but we did so nonetheless and got it done by the end of June. Now, I cannot help but note that Bill S-7 was introduced at first reading last October and has not moved any further down your Order Paper.

So just out of curiosity, why were we rushing, and what’s going on in your house?