Mr. Speaker, the previous speaker talked a lot about the family. Of course in the preamble the bill talks about the family as the foundation of society.
Would the hon. member for Medicine Hat not agree that the definition by the hon. member for Huron-Bruce that a family is only a mother, a father and children leaves out childless couples, single parents and people like myself who consider our grandchildren and children to be our families? We know that not all families are perfect. Regrettably, sexual, physical and emotional abuse does occur within families. Would the member not agree that a better definition might be that loving and caring relationships provide a real foundation for our society?