Mr. Chairman, did I hear the Minister say that he was worried about the government being found guilty of contravening this act and there might be substantial damages that have to be paid? My goodness. I cannot believe that he would talk about human rights in that way and say that this government is worried about them.

If this government is in fact violating human rights, they should be prepared to pay punitive damages. I think that it is unconscionable that we would use the excuse that people may not know about human rights and therefore we should not have punitive or exemplary damages include in this bill.

What is the point of having something without teeth? If we have a human rights bill, let's make sure that it has the teeth to do the job. Let's stand up and do the right thing here. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.