I respect Mr. Lawrence, so I agree with him, and I'm going to end quickly, because I want to hear what he has to say. I do.
I'm going to end with this. This is a committee where it's pretty easy to score cheap political points. Everybody does it. It's fine. We've all thrown motions out there for whatever reason. I don't want to prejudge what people's motivations are. What I do want to say is this: This is serious. This is serious for all of us in our committees. It's important for us to set an example.
When it comes to anti-Semitism in this case, when it comes anti-Palestinian hate, when it comes to Islamophobia, anti-Asian hate and anti-Black racism, we should be able to just say that this is not partisan. Right? Every government, historically, of every stripe has sought to make strides in this regard, regardless of their political party. I will make my request, and then I'm going to wrap up.
Let's take the opportunity to show Canadians leadership, to bring everything that has been in the past forward. Let's work together and, on a blank piece of paper, let's write a motion that we can all not just live with but be proud of, one that gives the Jewish community confidence that we're going to take this fight on together, that shows other communities the importance of fighting this fight together and—