Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Since the beginning of the debate on this motion, I have remained silent. Now, I feel we should at least explain why we will support the motion.
Our position on Bill C-391 has always been very clear, right from the start. We are opposed to this Bill. We feel it is a bad piece of legislation because it will have a negative impact on public safety in Quebec and Canada, and because we think it could not be amended.
It cannot not be amended, as we have been told by several persons such as Mrs. Cukier and other people representing victims groups.
Furthermore, we did not and will not have any amendments for the Bill. We believe the issue has been fully debated. As far as I am concerned, the die is cast and Mr. Holland's motion will only confirm that the debate is over and that we should not continue studying this piece of legislation.
We will support the motion. I find it unfortunate that, during all those meetings, we have not listened to the voice of Quebec. The Quebec public safety minister has spokenn to the committee but does not seem to have been heard. Quebec has not really been heard on this issue.
I have also found it regrettable that, during this whole debate, there has been a tendency to try and discredit some chiefs of police. Personally, I found that regrettable, especially when someone seemed to say that Mr. Blair had muzzled police officers who do not support the registry.
As we say in French, “les carottes sont cuites ”, the die is cast, and the only thing left to do is to vote to put an end to the filibustering.
So, we will support the motion. Thank you, Mr. Chair.