We intend to continue to denounce this. In my opinion, women's groups in Canada should also be mobilizing, and members of Parliament, men and women, should have refused to pass this legislation. At the same time, we understand that, for the Conservative government, it is much more of an ideological principle, as I see it. It is an ideology aimed at ensuring that the right-wing positions itself in the centre in terms of the objective of equality, while at the same time pursuing goals of inequality and unfairness. In a Canada that calls itself progressive, that is an attitude that I believe we must condemn. In my opinion, women members of Parliament should have challenged this and ensured that the legislation would not pass. At the very least, they should have refused to support it, because this is a very significant setback for Canada—a country which considers itself to be in the vanguard.
On May 13th, 2009. See this statement in context.