I agree with you that somebody could be charged with mischief or threats and assaults, but I cannot see why this specific protection for people's right to practise their religion, or members of the clergy, would somehow get on the radar. It wasn't mentioned, if you remember, when the announcement was made.
Interestingly enough, in April of this year, it was reported in the paper that there was an attack in Saint Patrick Basilica on Kent Street. Someone broke the arm off a statue of Jesus on a crucifix just before an evening mass. A woman was charged with breach of a judicial release and disturbing a religious worship in relation to that incident. This is not obsolete, and it's not something that's not being used. This was right here in Ottawa about five or six months ago.
Therefore, I'm going to be bringing an amendment—and I'm hoping it will have the support of the members here—to delete the section that will remove the special protection for religious services. There are many great sections that you have in this bill, the codification, a number of the areas of sexual assault.
I'm hoping you will consider that and agree with me that we should remove the deletion of section 176.