Thank you, Madam Chair.
That is not my motion. The motion has been completely altered. My motion talks about the full participation of women in Canadian society. This is a discussion, Madam Chair, we've had around this committee. We believe, and I believe very strongly, that under the Canadian Constitution all people who are Canadian citizens are equal in Canada. It's to put down the barriers. This is a discussion we've had around....
We have a right. We're equal. The barriers have to go down. This is where there's some disagreement in terms of the words that we use.
I think in some respects we're very close, but I would not want to have my motion altered in this way because I think it has a political agenda behind it. What I'm more interested in is seeing that women on the ground get exactly what they need in terms of support. Put down the barriers.
There is nothing in my motion that goes against women, but supports women. So I'm asking maybe, Madam Demers, if you'd be so kind as to put forth another motion with that intent, I would consider the support of that. I do need support for the motion and what I'm putting in right now.