Mr. Speaker, first let me commend the hon. member on his speech. I also want to commend the hon. member for Kitchener—Waterloo on his commitment to honesty, transparency and to ensuring that we are treated as equal Canadians.
Today has been a very educational day for me. I did not realize that the legislation would create two classes of Canadians. I like my former colleagues who have spoken have chosen this country as my homeland. I have been here for 45 years. Little did I realize that all of a sudden we are at the brink of the possibility that I will no longer be a first class Canadian like the rest of my colleagues who were born and raised in this country. If what I hear is true then I believe the government needs to examine the legislation a lot closer and to ensure that Canadians across this great land are not divided, whether they were born here or immigrated here by choice.
My question is for my hon. colleague. If amendments are not made to the bill, does he anticipate any backlash to the legislation from Canadians?