I understand what Mr. Garrison is saying. Perhaps the wording could be tweaked a bit.
This says, “That, given the rising tide of hate and violence directed toward” minority communities. If it makes Mr. Garrison happy, we could say, “That, given the rising tide of hate and violence directed towards minority communities, including the 2SLGBTQI+ community at home and around the world, the House call on leaders at all levels of the government in Canada to”.
Where we disagree.... Hopefully the wording that I have included is inclusive enough, but I would not want anything coming from this committee that would suggest.... For example, Mr. Garrison's motion says, “condemn all attempts to disrupt democratic institutions including school boards”. I've seen situations where parents wished to participate in school board meetings and the very action of showing up is seen as disruptive. It's like, how dare you come and speak out about something that impacts the school your children attend.
I cannot accept Mr. Garrison's motion as worded, which is why I put forward what I consider to be a friendly amendment. I see where he's coming from on it, so perhaps a friendly subamendment to tweak the intro, as I mentioned, would be acceptable.