Shutting down debate for the 37th time

For the fourth time in four days the Conservatives have moved to shut down debate on legislation in the House of Commons. This time it’s on a bill relating to freight rail. The bill was shut down after only three hours of debate at this stage.

What have the Conservatives said in the past about moves like this?

“A columnist wrote something interesting today. He wrote that in his view the decision to invoke closure on the bill represented in some ways the death of the true meaning of parliament. Parliament is the ability to gather together as elected representatives to talk, discuss, debate and hopefully do things that can enrich the lives and in this case the safety and security of Canadians. The federal Liberal government has failed Canadians.” Stockwell Day, House of Commons, November 28, 2001

Canadians deserve better.