Thank you.
This measure on polygamy was mentioned by a few of our witnesses who were concerned about the repercussions of this measure on women and children, and feared that the measure would further victimize women and children.
I am tempted to support this amendment even though this clause will still not be good enough. One thing that came up often was that the definition of polygamy itself poses a problem. Clause 2 would ensure that it would not be exactly clear who would be targeted and under what criteria because the definition of polygamy itself is not clear.
I find Ms. May's amendment interesting, and I would tend to support it, but I still want to stress that even if this amendment is passed, I think the measure would still be problematic because of everything the witnesses have pointed out during our study on the matter.