The answer is yes. In 2000, Bill C-214 by my former colleague Daniel Turp was introduced and had a similar purpose. Many members supported the bill. So it will be understood that this is not new. The debate was held in Parliament in 2000. The people around the table clearly were not all in agreement, but at least this type of bill, which introduced nothing new, was debated in the House of Commons. This is essentially what we're asking. My Liberal colleague was entirely right earlier to say that we do not have to take a position on the merits of the bill. We simply have to determine whether it is possible to debate it, to the extent that it is not all clear.
On March 10th, 2011. See this statement in context.