Mr. Speaker, in the most recent annual report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, its chief commissioner, Mr. Yalden, was quite blunt. The government urgently needs to change the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Employment Equity Act. It is imperative that the Liberal government take some measures to address the issues of poverty in aboriginal communities, wage disparity between men and women and non-recognition of gay couples.
The Commission has repeatedly called on previous governments to act, and the time has now come for the Liberal government to put its words into action.