Mr. Speaker, the accepted view of the House is that on government measures one would support the government. I cannot say what the Prime Minister may do but when that decision is made it has to be the decision of the Prime Minister.
I have told the House, as I have told the Prime Minister and others within the party, that I cannot support this bill. Had there been some amendments giving definitions to the term sexual orientation or the family perhaps we could have addressed this issue differently.
There would be no one in the House who would agree there should be discrimination based on whatever reason. For those reasons and because those amendments will not likely be forthcoming I will not be supporting this legislation.