Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for that assurance.
As the minister knows the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees everyone: aboriginal, non-aboriginals, Reformers, even the member for Athabasca, freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression.
How tragic it would be if a House which professes a profound respect for the charter would become the place where anyone who questions language policy is accused of being anti-Quebec, where anyone who questions immigration levels is denounced as being anti-immigrant and where anyone who questions a non-existent aboriginal policy is denounced as anti-Indian.
Why should Canadians believe any of the minister's assurances regarding respect for the charter when he denounces members of Parliament who disagree with him as racist and rednecks.