Mr. Speaker, we are looking forward to the government stepping up, telling us what it really thinks and taking action. I do not think that is too much to ask.
The government is delaying meetings of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights so that it can take action. It is procrastinating and bowing to pressure from religious lobbies. It does not know what to do; there is infighting within the caucus.
What kind of mess is Canada in? Religions are controlling democracy. What kind of world are we living in? The matter has been settled in Quebec. The Quebec National Assembly unanimously agreed that hate speech must be regulated and cannot benefit from the exemption that currently exists in the Criminal Code. That is quite clear. In fact, 75% of Quebeckers agree on this point.
What we want to know from the member for Kingston and the Islands and his government is whether they support the motion that they said they would support, or whether they are going to chicken out and back down.