Yes, of course. In fact, I'm going to take my right to speak to discuss both our amendments to the preamble and our amendments to the title. We are actually proposing amendments to the title, so we're going to present them all at once.
Again, we believe that the rights as well as the policies that will flow from the bill should be universal, that all should enjoy them regardless of their differences. The sections of the bill as we have just passed them do not provide us with powerful legal tools to counter inequities and discrimination, such as those based on origin, language, cultural background or socio-economic conditions.
I add a small comment about our amendment on money transfers, which was rejected earlier. It still boggles my mind that while the bill provides for “compensation for individuals or communities”, the committee is denying federal transfers to Quebec and the provinces to help them do the work that needs to be done under the bill. I am surprised by this.
That said, I'm done and I'm not arguing about it anymore.