Madam Speaker, I have a question for the member concerning a comment made last week by his colleague from Scarborough East about Bill C-23. I quote from page 3560 of Hansard where he said:
The bill is fairly simple. It really could be written in one line: common law heterosexual relationships are the legal equivalent to common law homosexual relationships. Therein lies the entire issue.
He went on to say:
The bill turns common law homosexual relationships in the legal equivalent of common law heterosexual relationships, which for many purposes is equivalent to marriage.
The member's colleague from Scarborough East made that statement. Does he agree with it? Yes or no.