I don't want to prolong this, but I do take exception to the comment that we're playing politics with the lives of women.
Madam Chair, anybody who knows me will know my position as it relates to aboriginal women on a whole host of issues. I want to be respectful of aboriginal women. I could make the allegation that this is politics of a different sort, but I'm not doing that.
I think one has to do it right, do it with respect, for aboriginal women. One could attach a timeline to this motion and say report back in x number of months, but any process going to Parliament, going on whatever, will be time-consuming.
You know, if we really cared about aboriginal women, we'd be providing houses for them. We'd be providing clean water for them. We'd be ensuring that their children had adequate education and a whole host of other issues. I'm not playing politics with this issue; I'm trying to show respect for aboriginal women--their concerns, their traditions--and being inclusive in it.