Mr. Speaker, today as South Africans are voting in their first genuinely democratic election Canadian democracy has been taking a backward step.
Bill C-18 which is designed to block electoral redistribution until the next century has been roundly condemned in Canada, especially in British Columbia where it has been condemned by all parties, including B.C. Liberals.
My question is for the government House leader. Will the government withdraw its support for Bill C-18 now that public hearings are under way and thereby avoid possible constitutional challenges and an unnecessary confrontation with the Senate?