Kevin A. Menicoche

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I’ll be voting in favour of this motion and I just wanted to say, as well, if my honourable colleagues are feeling a little bit on edge like I am, there’s probably a reason for it, Madam Chair. For myself I’m taking exception to what’s going on here tonight. I believe that I interjected a point of order earlier and I still do maintain that, Madam Chair. However, what has happened is that our legislative process here was hijacked. We made significant changes to the content of this bill and there are enough changes to do that, Madam Chair. There are five...

Four-plexes are more economical to heat, they have shared water and sewage lines, and greater savings can be found by having tenants make use of shared facilities like laundry rooms. Four-plexes are also a good way to offer independence to elders or people with disabilities, Mr. Speaker.

The apartments are smaller, easier to maintain and there is no shovelling or need for expensive maintenance by the residents. The also make great starter homes for young families, who sometimes need to learn about the responsibility of taking care of their own place, paying their own bills and owning their...

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Roland.

Point of order there, Mr. Chairman. We’re dealing with an entirely new bill here. That’s not the one we began with, so I don’t know what’s going on.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you very much. Well, the Minister keeps talking about not changing the definition, but that’s what he’s doing. That’s what every page on here is doing is changing the definition of co-habiting and spouse. I don’t know where he gets off saying he’s not changing any definition at all. That’s the fundamental reason why I’m opposing any of these changes at all. He is changing the definition and the people I represent are opposed to that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ramsay.

What exactly was the concern by Egale?

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ramsay.

Okay, in clause 1, this is the exact wording of the change. Is that what they are doing here, Mr. Chair?