I have been in Canada now for almost 24 years. I came to Canada as an immigrant. As I said in my presentation, there was a reason for me to choose Canada. I could have gone somewhere else, to some other country. There was a reason I chose Canada, and I want to make sure that the reason stays alive.
For my experiences, as I said, in 2009 I spent several days with the armed forces. In 2010 I spent some days with the naval forces. This gave me a chance to look into and have a first-hand experience of these forces. Also in my family back home, my sister was married to an army officer. He retired as lieutenant-general in the army. So I have had a taste of the armed forces.
At the same time, I also realize we should create more and more pathways of integration as well. That was one of the reasons. Also, as I mentioned, I have the highest respect for the armed forces. Definitely I have no sympathy with those who would go out and attack the armed forces.
Those are the beliefs that brought me to introduce this bill. I strongly believe we should not play any politics with this bill. I appreciate that to date we have been working together. I reiterate that I'm open to looking at any suggestion by either side to strengthen this bill.