Mr. Speaker, when a member chooses to misinterpret a quote for his political position, it is clear he believes his own argument is very weak.
The positions that we have advanced in the Supreme Court of Canada are that the notwithstanding clause does not allow governments, federal or provincial, to permanently damage the rights of Canadians, and that it does not permit governments to silence the courts when governments violate the rights of Canadians.
The provinces may have a different point of view. I invite them to participate in the court proceedings; that is a healthy way in a democracy to challenge ideas one may not like.