Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question.
What does this have to do with the federal government, and why does it want to get involved? If my colleague chose Quebec because he liked the secularism model, he could have come to Quebec City and told me the same thing.
Why is this so upsetting? The government must be neutral.
I will make a quick comparison.
I was a high school teacher before becoming an MP. I then became president of the Bloc Québécois, president of the Parti Québécois and many other things. I did not show up in class with my PQ or Bloc lapel pin, because I was representing my government. I had a duty to remain neutral. That is what government is all about.
For a nurse or anyone else, that is the secularism model. It is about respecting people who use government services.
It is true that this does not bother everyone, but it does bother some people.