Mr. Speaker, my parents were welcomed when they immigrated to Canada, and now I have three beautiful Canada-born children. We are a proud Canadian family.
A Canadian is no less a Canadian because they wear a cross, a kippa, a Star of David, or a turban.
The Prime Minister has been clear that nobody should be denied a job on the basis of criteria that are unrelated to the performance of that job. The Government of Canada will not hesitate to protect the constitutional rights that are given to all Canadians if the bill were to pass in its current form.