We absolutely support it. There have been laws on the books protecting animals from cruelty since one year before Confederation. Nova Scotia had the first laws on the continent. It has long been an important part of Canadian values to protect animals.
What we have seen over the last 20 years is this piecemeal approach, where we have to bring in just one bill, one bill, one bill. It's worked. We had to do it, but the bigger ones, the more thorough thinking through of how we can better protect animals in Canada and reflect Canadians' values in the Criminal Code have not happened.
We would very much support bringing together all stakeholders. It can't just be a section of our communities. It has to be everyone together to make that lasting change.