Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Mr. Fortin, French is never an inconvenience.
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for giving me the opportunity to present amendments. As you know, I am not an official member of the Standing Committee on Justice.
The purpose of Bill C-3 is of great concern to me, not only as a member of Parliament, but also as chair of the Caucus of Black Parliamentarians.
The work you are doing to make our justice system aware of the reality of the status of women is very important. It's commendable, it's essential. I support this bill in its entirety. Having said that, there is a great opportunity for us to include other groups in the objectives of the bill. That is why I am proposing small amendments to indicate that the social context includes not only the issue of the status of women and sexual assault, but also systemic racism and discrimination.
I hope you will support this change, which is broad enough to include groups that experience discrimination, but specific enough to be clear.
A little later, I will present another amendment that is very similar to the one I just proposed.