Madam Speaker, unlike any member of the Reform Party, I was here in 1993. When this law was passed I was the official opposition critic for the solicitor general.
Unlike any member of the Reform Party, I voted for this law when it came into being. Every member of my party voted for this law and every member of the House of Commons voted for this law. This law was and is supported by the House of Commons.
The issue is the nature of the motion. Members opposite get very edgy when they are accused of rhetoric, and yet we hear one member referring to the leader of the country as a dictator. If that is not rhetoric I do not know what is.
Let us stick with the issue. The hon. member's motion wants us to take legislative measures to reinstate the law that was struck down by a recent decision of the court of British Columbia. That is plainly wrong.
The law is still the law of Canada. It does not need to be reinstated. One judge of one superior court in one province has rendered a decision—