Mr. Speaker, yesterday the minister told the press that he could not protect those religious freedoms. Now he is telling Canadians that he can. He cannot get his story straight.
In fact, what witnesses at the committee told Parliament was that significant legal protections must be added to the bill. The minister's vague assurances, like those he gave in the House today, are simply not acceptable.
With so many concerns before us, why is the minister rushing the bill through Parliament? Why does he not simply stop and think before he acts?