Mr. Speaker, I was surprised to hear this evening that hon. members across the way are upset that this is coming in by way of a motion. Going back to 2000, I never had so many letters in my parliamentary life on an issue that was so important and dear to the heart. People who are writing, faxing and phoning me now asking me to preserve the traditional definition of marriage are not caught up in whether it is a motion or whether it is a piece of legislation. They would just like to see a free vote in the House and that, hopefully, members will be representing their constituents. I just wanted to make that as a point of clarification.
In the House of Commons on December 6th, 2006. See this statement in context.