Mr. Speaker, there is clearly something important in this bill.
However, in committee, the Liberals decided to vote against a Bloc Québécois amendment that would have applied mandatory conditions to any offence against an intimate partner, including purely financial disputes, such as fraud. These included a no-contact order, a ban on cross-examination, house arrest and a ban on possessing firearms.
Evidence that a female victim could legally rely on to strengthen her defence is being rejected by the Liberals. Why is that?