Mr. Martin.
Evidence of meeting #14 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was haiti.
Evidence of meeting #14 for Foreign Affairs and International Development in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was haiti.
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Liberal
Keith Martin Liberal Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
May I suggest that we add a friendly amendment to ask the feasibility of using.... Ken, that accomplishes exactly what you want. I put that forward, and let's vote on the amendment.
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Conservative
Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB
The problem with this is that the member on the other side already said he does not agree with the law interpretation anyway. That is why we are having a problem. You just said you do not agree with this international law that heads of states cannot be brought in front of the--
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Conservative
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Conservative
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Liberal
Keith Martin Liberal Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
The way to reconcile this is to look at the...[Inaudible--Editor]...because that addresses exactly your concerns.
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Conservative
Deepak Obhrai Conservative Calgary East, AB
It's like Kevin said, you are forcing us into a corner here by putting things out there.
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Conservative
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
But I would like him to read it again. Could you please get the writing in English—the interpreter does a great job—and could you include that feasibility part?
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Liberal
Keith Martin Liberal Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
I want to vote on the motion that I put forward with Madame Guarnieri's amendment.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Okay, so it's not a friendly amendment that Mr. Patry has with the mover. I'm going to ask the clerk to read the motion, as amended by Mr. Martin and by Madame Guarnieri.
This is the motion, as amended. We will vote on the amendment first, and then we will vote on the motion.
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The Clerk
It reads as follows:
That the Committee recommends that the government work with the victims in Canada to ascertain the feasibility of using existing domestic crimes against humanity legislation to indict Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe for crimes against humanity as well as press for a resolution at the Security Council to invoke a Chapter 7 article 41 resolution against President Mugabe and that the Minister of Justice report back to the committee by November 15 on his efforts.
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Conservative
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Liberal
Keith Martin Liberal Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, BC
It doesn't say "indictment"; it says "resolution", but there's no "indictment".
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Conservative
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The Clerk
That the committee recommends that the government work with victims in Canada to ascertain the feasibility of using existing domestic crimes against humanity legislation to indict Zimbabwe's President Robert
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An hon. member
It is there.
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The Clerk
Yes.
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Conservative
Peter Van Loan Conservative York—Simcoe, ON
I think you still have a technical problem. I'd like some more time to work on it, so we could come up with a uniform solution.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Kevin Sorenson
Are we all in favour of the amendment?
(Amendment agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
