Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the member a very different question from what his speech was all about, which was just a bunch of rhetoric about homophobia. I am tired of hearing about that. My question deals with the justice department, which has brought forward this legislation.
When the polls announced what issues concerned Canadians across the country, more than anything else, the issue contained in this particular bill appeared in the 1% to 2% range, while other major issues, such as high taxes and justice in general, were quite high.
Could the member explain why we waited six years to deal with the young offenders legislation, which has not done a thing? Why are we allowing 11, 12 and 13 year old children to be exploited by pimps on the streets of our cities and we are not doing anything about it? Why have we not brought in legislation to deal with gangs that are exploiting our youth all across the country and violence is getting out of hand?.
Why in the world do we deal so vehemently with legislation that apparently the public is not really interested in when they are really concerned about these—