Madam Speaker, I think the hon. member made reference in his speech that the requirement for a conjugal relationship in Bill C-23 in order to qualify for benefits was inclusive of people who did not have a sexual relationship. His definition of conjugality, which he quoted from some particular document, would not require that there be a sexual relationship.
Is it his understanding of Bill C-23 that there does not need to be a sexual relationship in order for two people to qualify for benefits? That certainly is not spelled out anywhere in the bill. I suggest that conjugality does require a sexual relationship.