Madam Speaker, for years, the Bloc Québécois has been calling for the Criminal Code to stop protecting hate speech under the guise of religion. The law must apply equally to all. Religion must never justify hate.
Once again, we see that, within Canada, Quebec is regressing or stagnating. The same thing happened with secularism, conversion therapy and medical assistance in dying. Quebec settled these debates a long time ago. This is proof that our values are not compatible with this country's values and that it does not understand us either. Quebec deserves to function in accordance with its values. There is only one solution for that: Quebec must be independent.