Mr. Speaker, it is selfish, and the Conservatives should be ashamed of their behaviour in stalling this bill.
I have to tell members that I speak to constituents in my riding all the time who are affected by the hate on their streets and in their communities. They are scared of dropping their children off at day care or their young students going to university, going on campus or going to downtown Toronto to work, and having to walk through a protest. This is more than words; this is violence.
Our laws are intended to prevent this and protect Canadians from experiencing that fear and intimidation in their day-to-day lives. This is what the combatting hate act seeks to address, and the Conservatives need to stand up and get behind this bill.