As far as the motions which have been presented are concerned, let's not forget that there are new members on this committee, people who were not here last year. We wanted to study issues we felt were important. I am new on the committee. Occasionally I replaced someone, but there are subjects which are dear to my heart and which I would like us to study. I would not want us to forget about them. As a new member, I just want to make sure that the issues set out in our motions were important to everyone. After all, we are all working with the same objective in mind, namely the welfare of women.
On November 19th, 2007. See this statement in context.