Thank you, Madam Chair.
Petty in-fighting and power struggles have always hampered the women's movement. The worst power struggles have always found women fighting each other. While women were fighting each other, their cause was not advancing. Earlier, I supported Ms. Smith and agreed to proceed by consensus, but I just realized that to some extent, the current government is demonstrating... I'm saying this very frankly, because there is nothing in it for myself; I am here only to defend women's rights. The government would probably like to demonstrate that it is introducing motions. That's fair enough. However, we are here to work for women. So, could we stop fighting each other? Ms. Smith, I would amend your motion, because it is too long. We all want to work toward improving the living conditions of aboriginal women, particularly with respect to marriage. If that is the point, let us remove half of your motion.
In addition, could we stop quarrelling over words and motions and get rid of your motion altogether in the spirit of working for women? While we are talking and quarrelling, aboriginal women do not have access to the equity to which they are entitled.
That is all I wanted to say, Madam Chair.