Madam Speaker, my colleague's passionate speech was about laws that are already on the books, and I think that is the comment that we have heard a lot from this side. We just heard the Minister of Justice speak about why he brought in closure. Everything he talked about is already a law on the books, so my question to my learned colleague is this: These laws are already on the books and we are seeing this hate grow in Canada year after year. In 10 years, hate crimes have grown by about 87%.
Why can we not ensure that the laws that are already on the books are enforced to tamp down this hatred of different religions?