I'm very glad you asked that, because that is exactly the problem. What your government tried to do was actually hoist the bill that we want to try to get through as soon as possible. The attempt was to hoist it, which means that it would not be dealt with. In fact, Ms. Neville's motion calls for more of the same consultation and “let's talk”, which is great, but let's get this law in place first so that women will immediately have some protection. Unfortunately, Ms. Zarac, your government tried to hoist this so that women were not protected, under the guise of “let's have more consultation and more talking”. Let's get this fundamental protection in place immediately. This bill even makes provisions so that aboriginal groups can apply it to their specific situation and their conditions. That's why mine is different. Mine is calling on all of Parliament, because we have to work together to get it done. We can't just do it on our own.
On June 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.