--a silly point of order like that. To suggest that somehow talking about the hundreds of people who died in an earthquake and Canada's reaction to the earthquake, and to suggest that talking about the apology that was made by Prime Minister Mulroney is somehow not relevant to this section is ironic. And yes, if he would like to see some baby pictures, I'd love to show him some baby pictures, so he can see the type of home that we lived in when I was young. What you'll find in those baby pictures is a house with relatives. Two or three families living in one house is what you'll see if you look at those baby pictures, Mr. Chair. You'll see a family come together to build a better life in Canada, not a family that is crying, sitting in the back rooms, saying, “Oh, my gosh, we need an apology because they didn't treat some people well.” They said, “No, we're going to come. We came to Canada. We're going to build a better life.”
If he looks at those pictures, he'll see, as we go on, Mr. Chair, that as I'm going into grade two or grade three, there's a bit more furniture. He'll see a new car in the driveway. He'll see my mother maybe for once with a different set of clothing on, not just two dresses, one that she washes and another that she wears. What he would see, if he would take the time to actually look at those pictures as opposed to insulting Italians, is how well the community has done since it has been in this country.
For him to suggest, as he does, that's it's not relevant.... That's the whole point of why this is not a good bill, Mr. Chair. That's the whole point. What this does and what that clause does is seek to continue to divide Italians, to continue to tell them that they're not worthy, that what they have done in this country is not something we should celebrate, that somehow because of the actions of previous Liberal prime ministers they haven't measured up. Well, that's not how the community feels, Mr. Chair.
It's unfortunate that he's not going to take the time to look at some of those pictures because what he would also see--and I'm glad he's back because I can share another little story with him, Mr. Chair--