Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal said the government must extend to gay couples the same benefits it gives to heterosexual couples.
It said if discrimination is prohibited then benefits must be granted. However, in this House the justice minister said to us and to Canadians that his government was intent on fighting discrimination, not granting benefits.
Since the justice minister assured Canadians that the goal of the government was not to grant benefits, does he intend to stand by that commitment? How will he respond to the tribunal's decision?