Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'm having a lot of difficulty with this motion. I read it in my office and had much difficulty understanding where it was coming from and where it was going. There's no question that the issue of violence against women and young girls has to be addressed. But the piece that I'm having the most difficulty with—and I don't understand its meaning or what the implementation would be—is when we talk about supporting the full participation of women in Canadian society.
When we encourage Status of Women and various other government agencies to do this, are we talking about implementing national child care programs, so that women can go to work, so that women can go to school? Are we talking about reintroducing the court challenges program, so that women can argue for their full participation in society? I'm not sure. Are we talking about reopening the Status of Women offices that were closed, so that women across the country can have appropriate access to Status of Women programs?
To me, this is somewhat meaningless. I don't understand what it means or how it would be implemented. It's words without substance. As I said at the outset, I'll do anything to support the reduction of violence against women. But we have to put forward motions and resolutions that have meaning, that have teeth, and that have some relevance and substance to what's going on or not going on in government.