Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I apologize. I thought I included the word consultation, public hearings -- that is what my elders are saying. They have not been told. The committee may have sent out information to the communities requesting interest, but there are communication problems at the community level. People are busy. Consultation is important, especially on a bill of this nature. It is against aboriginal cultural beliefs. It is against Catholic and some types of Anglican beliefs. Consultation is important. Consultation was not done.
The morality of this issue should be considered. Government is pushing this on people when they should be asking the people "Can we do this?" or telling the people why we have to do this. That is important, Mr. Speaker.
The elders in my communities want to be told why this should be done. We are trying to react to the possible legal implications, but we should not be pushing issues of this level of morality onto people if they are not ready for it. If we are going to do it, let's tell them why we are going to do it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.