Madam Speaker, the reality is that there is no attack by the government on our faith communities. Members of the opposition know that. When we look at the amendment that was brought forward for greater certainty, it provides assurances so that those faith communities have a higher sense of comfort, in part because of the misinformation constantly being pumped out by the Conservative Party of Canada.
My question for the member is this: Does he not feel, whatsoever, given that there was an election mandate on this issue of dealing with hate crime, any obligation or responsibility as the official opposition to at least allow for debate to continue and come to an end so that legislation can ultimately be passed by a majority?