Madam Speaker, the hon. member says I indicated that the Catholic bishops were in favour. I did not say that. I said that they were not opposed and I am going from the evidence that was before the committee, letters that were filed before the committee. I think I very accurately stated what their position was as it was presented to the committee.
However, I am not saying that at any time did they say they were in favour of it. They were saying that they were leaving that to the state to deal with.
With respect to the member's final point dealing with minority rights, I very clearly stated in my presentation that I believe constitutionally entrenched minority rights can only be dealt with when there is a very clear demonstration that the majority of the minority who are affected are in favour of it. I believe that is what we are dealing with in this case.