Mr. Speaker, if this motion were to pass, we would create two different categories of same sex persons in this country: one group who are already married, as one group would be grandfathered by this motion, and another group who cannot be married.
I would like the hon. member to tell me, does he not see this as being a challenge under the charter, when a group of people can have two different sets of rights and there is absolutely no logical or legal reason for denying the other group the same rights? This in fact contravenes the charter. Could the member explain that to me?