Mr. Speaker, the minister waxes eloquent about the bill and this motion, saying it is the best thing since sliced bread, that there is nothing to worry about and to trust in him. It reminds me of some words of a certain reptile in the The Jungle Book named Kaa, I believe. The minister says, “Just trust in us. Do not listen to all these religious organizations, all these churches, synagogues and mosques. Just trust in us.” Well, we do not trust in them at all. They have a track record.
Does the minister not recognize that there is such a contradiction between them saying they are promoting the protection of religious communities and, at the same time, removing the defence of religious expression, which was put in by Pierre Elliott Trudeau with Bill C-3, the original hate propaganda bill. Does the minister not recognize the concerns of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Canadians across Canada, and recognize that we do not trust in them?