Mr. Speaker, I gather that my colleague from Bourassa is openly against the laicity law. I will read him my prepared answer.
Laicity is not a threat to religious minorities; it protects them all equally. The notwithstanding clause is not an aberration; it is a tool provided in the Constitution to enable elected officials, not judges appointed by Ottawa, to rule on matters of societal debate.
The real danger is not laicity. The real danger is a federal government that would prevent Quebec and the provinces from exercising their democratic rights. I would remind my colleague that laicity is a defining feature of the great western democracies. Only in Canada is it not.
I would invite my colleague to listen to my speech again. I named all the countries that embrace the principles of laicity.