Mr. Speaker, I want to comment on a couple of things the hon. member said.
He said that this government has taken away its support for traditional families. On the contrary. This government has strengthened its support for traditional families. This government has taken measures within the last budget, within our employment insurance, within the child tax benefit, in all sorts of ways to provide support for traditional families.
I am glad that the hon. member used the term traditional and the recognition that parliament must serve the people in all of the diversity of its people. Today the traditional family is no longer the norm for a family. There are many other families. Is the hon. member trying to say that the government cannot serve all families, including traditional families? This is what we are seeking to do if we talk about equality. We are seeking to serve all families.
The hon. member also made a statement about a social engineering agenda. Is the hon. member trying to suggest that recognition in any way, shape or form of same sex families means that it is catching, that we are trying to make sure that everybody in Canada becomes gay or changes their sexual orientation? What does the hon. member mean by social engineering? This is a very interesting question. I would like him to give me an answer to that.