Mr. Speaker, I accept the comments of the hon. member because I know they are sincere. I have respect for his position and his contribution to this House of Commons. He has been an excellent member of Parliament.
I cannot comment on the member to whom he refers because she as he stated is entitled to her own opinions. We have stated here in this act the position of the government which is that hate motivation is going to be dealt with more strongly in the criminal code. That speaks volumes for the position of the government.
The Minister of Justice has stated and fully intends to bring forward amendments to the Human Rights Act in the next few months. I would hope that the hon. member will look upon these as a major step forward. I cannot possibly predict what is going to be in the legislation.
I do feel this government is moving in a direction that is very creditable. Its record is going to indicate that.