Mr. Speaker, I would like to tell the House that I am very proud to stand up and say that I am a sovereignist. I am not afraid to say so. I have been a sovereignty activist, an independence activist for 20 years. If this law were adopted in the 2000s, it is likely that, after the names “Lemay” and “Lemieux”, there would have been “Lemire”. I would probably have been a victim of the same things these people were victims of, to use the words of the member for Winnipeg North. To me, this is totally unacceptable. I want to tell him that I am not afraid to stand up and say that.
My question is very simple: Why not show compassion to these victims, their families and the people of Quebec? Why not support this motion?