The question unfortunately sets the stage for what I have tried to say is an unnecessary confrontation between perceived values. The member made a good point, but he also must admit that if it was an acceptable principle that same sex couples and those of opposite sex had the same values, then why would we find ourselves in the position that we are changing one and it has to be at the expense of the principles and values of married couples, of those who have a traditional attitude supported by their religious convictions as a marriage between people of the opposite sex?
Le député a soulevé un point valable, mais il doit également admettre que s'il était acceptable que des couples de même sexe et des couples de sexe opposé défendent les mêmes valeurs, pourquoi alors nous retrouverions-nous dans une situation où il faut en changer une au détriment des principes et des valeurs des couples mariés, des personnes dont l'attitude traditionnelle trouve appui dans leur convictions religieuses et qui croient au mariage entre personnes de sexe opposé.