Mr. Speaker, under this new government, values like equity and fairness are falling faster than the autumn leaves in our country.
Gay and lesbian Canadians are fearful of their future. That is new. Quebeckers are told by a government adviser that their moral standards are corrupting the rest of Canada. That is new. Our charter is undermined and the program that helped visible minorities fight for their legal rights is history. That is new to all of us.
As for women, would the Prime Minister explain to the House why his new government has dropped equality of women from the mandate of Status of Women Canada?