Madam Speaker, on the broad aspects of the bill, I think the member and I are in agreement. I believe that all hon. members want us to move toward protecting our children.
The voyeurism parts of the bill and the parts that relate to the aids for testimony for vulnerable people and for children are crucially important. Those are technical areas that could do great good in the courtroom.
The member said that the bill would pass third reading. I want to remind the House that the bill is not at third reading any more because of the motion to send it back to committee, which in effect will slow down the passage of this legislation.
I also want to remind the House and the hon. member that we can share in opinions or differ in opinions about one aspect of the bill or one aspect of the bill may not be what one party, or another party thinks is utopian. In actual fact the changes in drafting around the defence mechanism of public good were based on the Supreme Court material. The bill has been crafted to guide us through a very treacherous path so we can have better protection for our children.
I would like to have the hon. member's opinion about the further delay of the bill and the fact that we will not be delivering it to the public. As we all know, there are people in courtrooms across this land who will not get the benefit of the bill if this delay continues.