Madam Speaker, could the parliamentary secretary name a single indigenous women's organization that endorses the approach of the Liberals?
The government failed to ask anybody, any woman who had been a litigant in these cases for 40 years. They were not consulted on any element of the bill. The Senate ended up perfecting it.
Who is actually onboard in the women's movement with the government approach? At a press conference on June 8, Pam Palmater said that the Prime Minister and INAC minister claimed to be feminists and promised to respect the rule of law, but this was inconsistent with the minister's rigid non-negotiable approach. They said, again and again, that gender rights were human rights. They are not up for consultation.
How does the parliamentary secretary respond to that very strong criticism?