As I'm reading the motion--obviously it's pretty heated in the House right now, and we're all politicians around the table--it's very one-sided, of course, and very political. I believe that the sole purpose of the motion is to really attempt to not just label us on this side of the House, but to label the entire Conservative Party as maybe being anti-women or against women. To be really honest with you, I find that very offensive.
I am a woman, and there are many women across the country who are part of the Conservative Party of Canada who would also believe that this was very offensive. I emphatically resent this motion because it is so one-sided. I feel as though I'm being attacked, to be really honest with you here.
I know that the opposition seems to expect that Canadians really believe that every single government program that was operating from the previous Liberal government was running smoothly, was delivering on exactly what it intended to do, and there were no problems whatsoever. That's just not realistic, and I know that Canadians know it's not realistic to suggest that everything was just tickety-boo and delivering what Canadians expected and deserved.
I don't think that addresses the reality of the situation for everybody, even in their own individual home situations with their own finances. We don't always make the best decisions and the best purchases at home, so I don't think this is really realistic of the situation.
In the past thirteen years, as I've pointed out before, there haven't really been a lot of changes for women in some areas. So I submit that our party is trying to find other areas where we can maybe improve things with a different strategy. All my female colleagues are very involved in developing that process. I want to assure everyone here that that is the focus of the party. It may be a different approach, but there is a certain approach. I point out that the $11.8 million, of course, will still go to the programs. That is not intended to change.