Mr. Speaker, the hyperbole from members opposite is almost interesting. The Liberals had 13 years to address all these situations but did not and, in just a few short months, this government addressed many issues, such as on reserve real matrimony property rights, the Chinese head tax and the off-reserve school situation.
The Liberals should stop saying how shocked they are and how surprised they are at the cuts to Status of Women because there were no cuts to Status of Women. The government changed Status of Women so that women across Canada could have programs in their communities instead of paying lobbyists. Everybody can lobby and they can do it on their own dollar but what this government wanted to do was to put money directly into programs for women.
I have heard from women's organizations all across Canada that have said how happy they are about this because, finally, their little program in their little community can be funded. I think this is extremely important.
I think parliamentarians come to this House to guide the laws, and that is what we depend on and that is what democracy is all about.