Madam Chair, I wish to respond to Ms. Glover.
Ms. Glover's premise that we voted against a bill because we are against women and children is quite a statement. We voted against the bill because current law already includes measures aimed at the holding of women and children against their will and, more particularly, because judges are allowed to ask for denunciatory sentences.
Ms. Smith's bill did not ask for denunciatory sentences. In Quebec, we are opposed to minimum sentences, and all of the women's groups I have spoken with have said that they are in complete agreement with the Bloc Québécois' decision.
I would therefore request of Ms. Glover that she not make accusations with regard to the way in which we deal with bills, nor purport that we are against women and children because we decided to vote against a bill. I find that quite low. She could have asked for explanations before making such claims.