Mr. Speaker, I thank the member across the way for his passion on this topic.
I have recently been in touch with the Guelph Humane Society, which is really concerned about delays in this legislation coming forth. One point they made was that 87% of cases involving bestiality also involve child pornography, sexual interference with a child and online luring of children in terms of sexual assault, so this bill actually protects children as well as animals.
Could the member maybe expand on that and comment on how humane societies play an important role in this legislation as well?