Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to speak about our charter, which was born 43 years ago. Canadians have had confidence that their federal government will respect their charter-guaranteed rights. The Leader of the Opposition has now admitted that he would be the first to breach that trust. He would walk over our charter rights. He is telling us exactly who he is.
By contrast, our government remains committed to protecting these rights and freedoms, because Canadians expect all orders of government to abide by the charter, not limit it. We are the party of the charter, and we will always do our job to consistently defend it.