Mr. Speaker, on May 15, I rose in this House and brought forward a private member's bill to repeal the long gun registry, Bill C-391.

    Since that time, opposition members and their leaders have done everything possible to stop the bill from coming before the House to be publicly debated and voted on. They are trying to make the bill non-votable, even though the Standing Orders do not allow them to do so. They are trying to keep this bill from the House, even though it appears to have the support of the majority of MPs.

    Why is the opposition so afraid of Bill C-391? This bill has support from many opposition members who have spoken out publicly against the long gun registry. This support would allow Bill C-391 to pass in this House. However, the opposition leaders are so determined to kill the bill and safeguard the firearms registry they are prepared to defy parliamentary rules.

    I would remind the opposition leaders and members that they are not above the rules of parliamentary procedure. I ask them to respect the rules they have sworn to uphold and allow Bill C-391 to come before this House for debate.