Mr. Speaker, I am so grateful to be able to work alongside my colleague from Yorkton-Melville. I believe I said it in my remarks today, but it bears repeating: Religious freedom for one is religious freedom for all. It includes the right of people of all faiths to live out their values. It also includes the right of people of no faith to criticize religion. Sometimes I may find that hurtful, but I do not trust the government, nor do we want a society in which the government is the arbiter of values and beliefs.
Often people will bring up the idea of the separation of church and state. By opposing Bill C-9, we would actually be protecting that sacred separation by keeping the state out of places of worship. I hope my Liberal colleagues will support our amendment to the motion, to get rid of this bill once and for all.