Madam Speaker, I was very intrigued by the hon. member's speech. I believe it could have been delivered by the justice minister who, I am sure, found himself in something of a strange anomaly in the presentation of his speech.
Does the member regret that this occasion has not been used by the government to articulate the definition of marriage in legislation? As the hon. member well knows, the definition of marriage has been recognized for about 150 years in common law as being between a man and a woman. However, as the member also knows, common law is subject to judicial interpretation and can be changed. One day after the passage of this legislation some justice could change the definition of marriage to something else.
Does the hon. member see that as a difficulty and as something that could have been addressed in this legislation?