Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. It would be difficult for me to respond in French.
I think some details need to be clarified.
When we are dealing with the wilful promotion of hate, we are not dealing with disagreeing with or not liking another person; we are dealing with extreme vilification and detestation based on that person's identity. We are dealing with circumstances in communities where synagogues are being shot at, such as in Toronto, and where people are being harassed on their way to mosque. We are dealing with circumstances where members of the LGBTQ2 community cannot hold hands in public for fear they will face violence. We are dealing with people being assaulted on university campuses and in grocery stores because of the God they pray to.
These are not harmless crimes. We deserve to have laws that recognize when an entire community is impacted. It should attract a higher degree of moral culpability and more serious penalties when someone commits a crime not only for the sake of committing a crime but also for the sake of targeting a victim on the basis of who they are.