I was not personally very aware of that. The staff of the Conference became aware of it. We have been working on this issue since May and we have prepared the brief. How can people in parishes become informed? I think the media will talk about our appearance here today, which will help them better understand what is going on.
Professor Buckingham said that hate crimes are on the rise in Canada for various reasons. By repealing section 176, what message would Parliament be sending to the public? There is surely an interest that I would describe as pedagogical in maintaining this section in the Criminal Code.