Thank you, Madam Chair.
If you look at the motion carefully, we should acknowledge that we will be facing a lot of commemorative ceremonies as status of women committee members. So those will come in the future.
Then there's the fact that they should not be politicized and should be treated in a non-partisan manner. I think it applies to all parties, not just to the specific event that was quoted here as an example. I wasn't even there, because I was on the road.
I'm looking at this strictly as a motion, and I think this will also clarify that it's something for all of us to observe in the future--that we will respect each other. So I think that is a positive motion rather than a negative one. In the spirit of cooperation, it's really mutual respect that we put in it.
This time it's one party and next time it could be another party. In other words, we work for the benefit of women. There will be a lot of commemorative ceremonies. For example, down the road there'll be something for first nations women. Those can be politicized, but we don't want that to happen, either way. So that's why I think this is a good motion, and it is nice to set some common understanding that we as a committee observe.
That's my support.