Thank you, Mr. Chairman. For the record, earlier I put a scenario before the committee about my apartment being empty, but I may have given the wrong impression to the Members here and to the witnesses. I am temporarily separated from my wife because I'm here for the session. She has other things to do at home, so there's a happy ending to this.
What is zero tolerance? To me it means that no one has the right to abuse, physically or sexually, a weaker member of the family. I am very lucky to be able to defend myself against my daughters and my wife. Therefore I've never been abused at home because I have that physical ability to fight back. On the other hand, my daughters and my wife are not able to defend themselves against me if I should become violent, but I never have. I hope I never will. Some Members stated it is not enough to try and eradicate the problem. Of course, Mr. Chairman, if the journey started with one first step I think we are moving in the right direction. It may be a first step in a place that is long overdue.
We've talked about this every year that I've been a Member of the House. We've talked about it at home, in our community, we hear about it on the radio, television and read about it in the papers. We haven't done enough to try to solve the problem. We are not going to solve the problem tonight or tomorrow, but it's a first step that the honourable Minister and the Premier are taking so I feel like the other Members, and I commend you, Mr. Minister, and the Premier.
Every one of us is a winner, each and every one of the Members of this Legislature. A real winner is someone who shares his or her winnings with those who are especially on the losing side: elders, disabled, women and children. It is our mandate, according to my understanding -- of course everyone should understand this -- as a Legislature to make life better for all people that we represent. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.