Mr. Chairman, first I support the wish of a majority of colleagues that the two motions that we have before us deal with subjects that are ultimately different under the law and that it would no doubt be wiser for the committee to prepare different reports.
I believe we should vote on the motion of Mr. Storseth, who has a debate ahead of him on the commission and on section 13, but I want to say right away that the fact that we would like this debate to take place does not mean that we in the Bloc Québécois would subsequently support the idea of deleting section 13. I have realized—and I have had occasion to say so to colleagues on the subcommittee—that there is a major controversy surrounding this debate and that we are ultimately bringing in elements that can... I'm not at all saying that's the mover's intent, and I want him to know I am attributing no motive to him. However, some people want to limit the tools involved in the operation of human rights. I myself have received submissions from people who thought the Human Rights Tribunal should no longer be directly allowed to convene, and so on.
I'm going to support this motion, and I believe my colleague Mr. Lemay is going to do the same. We're going to support it, but we will be extremely vigilant on the need for a Canadian Human Rights Commission that is functional and effective.