Mr. Speaker, today Canadians are expressing shock and outrage over remarks made by a member of this House that he would fire an employee in order to please bigoted and racist customers.
Imagine the hurt and dismay that must be felt by Canadians who are members of minority groups, the disabled and their families because a member of this House wants to push them to the back of the room rather than deal with bigotry and racism. The behaviour he is advocating would violate the human rights act in his own province of British Columbia. Shamefully, the member who made those remarks is the Reform Party whip.
Reformers have shown us time and time again that they want us to go back to the days-