Mr. Speaker, this morning the Leader of the Official Opposition, accompanied by Françoise David, President of la Fédération des femmes du Québec, had the opportunity to explain what he said this past weekend.
Those of us who are in favour of change feel it is imperative for parents to be given assistance in reconciling jobs and family responsibilities. It is not a matter of making people have more children than they want.
In a sovereign Quebec what we are aiming at is better paid parental leave, increased services for young children, more daycare spaces, more flexible working arrangements.
The women of Quebec do not wish to be used as a red herring. Quebecers, both men and women, want the focus to be on true debate, not on blackening the character of a man of integrity, a man without a racist or sexist bone in his body.