Mr. Speaker, trying to attribute partisan blame to hate crimes in this country reflects the level of seriousness that the Conservatives are refusing to bring into this debate.
When it comes to hate crimes, there are a number of challenges that we need to overcome. Some of it is having tougher laws on the books, including crimes that make it easier to prosecute. We also need to have more support for the front lines, in collaboration with provincial partners, and we need to be making upstream investments to help build healthier people who will be less prone to commit hate crimes in the first place. To boil it down to one party being in power at one level of government or another is a disservice to the seriousness that the issue of hate should be dealt with.