Mr. Speaker, we now know the Reform Party's position regarding discrimination based on sexual orientation. The hon. member for Macleod, with a lack of consideration unworthy of a member of Parliament, has associated the word "sexuality" with disease and physical degeneration. Moreover, sounding quite sure of himself, he stated, and I quote:
The specific problems promoting this lifestyle relate to HIV, gay bowel syndrome, increasing parasitic infections, lowered life expectancy and finally, the one I have chosen to highlight today, an increase in hepatitis in Canada.
Not to be outdone, his colleague, the hon. member for Lisgar-Marquette, said that if Canada went ahead and banned discrimination based on sexual orientation, it could well become the Liberia of North America.
These analogies are unacceptable. The Reform leader has more cleaning-up to do within his party.