Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for bringing this forward again. I know a number of members in this place previously brought this proposal forward, including the member for Vancouver East. I look forward to her comments on this bill.
It is important for us to keep in mind, when we consider the bill and eventually vote on it, that many women society serve in our armed forces, many women are in senior positions in our armed forces, and they put their lives at risk.
I am proud that I am from Alberta where the famous five were from. If they were here today, I think they would be cheering on the member and those who support the bill.
What is really important, as the member has done, is going back to the original version but putting it into plain language, which we have undertaken to do in our law-making.
Could the member speak to any conceivable reasons why on Earth we would only honour half of our population when we give honour to our country?