Mr. Speaker, I share my colleague's concerns on how we, as Canada, eventually get this right.
In the interim, we are staring down the barrel of a court deadline that is not going away. We have to pass some legislation, and that is why I stood in this place to say that I agreed with the spirit of the legislation, even with it being an interim measure that is going to keep incrementally moving us forward.
I want to commend the women the member mentioned for their advocacy and their fight in this regard. Without those voices, things do not change.
One of the things I wanted to focus on in my speech was the fact that no date was given on the consultation element, which was added on November 7. During debate today, the government could have provided a lot more information on that. Perhaps that would have remedied some of the concerns of my colleague.
This is not perfect. We need to continue to fix it but, in spirit, it is an incremental step that needs to proceed.