Senator Anderson: Thank you. In the Northwest Territories, where 100% of our children in care are Indigenous, and in Canada, where we have overrepresentation of Indigenous children, my question to you is: Has there been any thought given to the risk that the passage of this bill would give additional grounds for the removal of Indigenous children from their homes and communities as well as potential grounds for criminalization of Indigenous parents?

Senator Simons: Senator Plett, I agree with you that parents should have the right to raise children according to their own principles. I wonder about the principles that support the idea of hatemongers travelling from British Columbia to come and stand outside Ottawa schools to harass queer and trans children and to punch an MPP from Ottawa in the face outside that rally.

Perhaps if you are not opposed to smacking children, you are not opposed to transphobes punching MPPs.

Senator Miville-Dechêne: I realize the government is considering it. Officials may be doing likewise, but governments in some jurisdictions, such as Louisiana, Germany, France and Great Britain, have taken action to protect children by passing legislation. Why is our government silent on such a serious public health issue?