Hon. Donald Neil Plett (Leader of the Opposition): Government leader, I hoped that the Trudeau government would have come to its senses by now and abandoned their changes to our passports, but they never, ever admit a mistake.

The Trudeau government has claimed that removing images of Canadian history from our passports occurred after 10 years of consultations. In June, you said it reflects the feedback the government heard from an extensive process of consultation. A written answer tabled in the other place indicates that this consultation, leader, was with four federal entities and through annual telephone surveys of passport holders. That’s it; that’s all.

Why did the Trudeau government mostly just consult with itself and decide it was okay to erase our history from Canada’s passports?

Hon. Donald Neil Plett (Leader of the Opposition): Your Honour, if I might, I would like to reset the clock on behalf of Senator Carignan for the balance of his time.