Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I believe the Conservative Party does some quite meaningful work. We put forward amendments that are designed to make things better. I am not a permanent member of the committee, and what I find most fascinating is that we seem to forget the victims' groups themselves have made it clear that there are issues with the “red flag” regime. So I don't see why the government won't budge and is fighting what we're proposing. I should point out that Ms. Rathjen, the spokesperson for PolyRemembers, has clearly stated that the regime doesn't work. Louise Riendeau of the Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale said the same thing, and others have too.
We're trying to see if we can make some changes. The amendments seek to change things that even the victims say don't work. The Conservatives are there to defend the victims. So it's strange that we have to fight the Liberal government. It's often portrayed like it's the other way around. Anyway, we're proposing amendments based on what we heard from victims' groups. I am sponsoring Bill C‑325 and I'm currently meeting with some of those groups. Their representatives constantly tell me that the burden is always on the victims, and that's what we're trying to avoid. That's why we want to remove the “red flag” measure, because it doesn't work.
To answer my colleague from the NDP, I'd say that we're not wasting our time here. This is fundamental. Victims are the primary people affected by this bill, but what they've told us is being dismissed. So we're working on proposing amendments to improve things, but we don't seem to be getting much receptivity here.