Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for her question. She always asks very insightful questions.
It is nice to stand up for the dogs who are trained to defend us and it is nice to protect them.
However, the government refuses to conduct an inquiry when over a thousand women have been murdered or gone missing in Canada. That is a double standard.
We are all in favour of this bill, which seeks to protect dogs and punish those who attack them. Through anthropomorphism, these dogs become our friends and members of our family because we love them.
However, if we are being rational, there are more important matters we should be dealing with, such as the issue of the missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada.