Thank you very much, Ms. Brown.
I am pleased to hear once again that Canada wants to do everything in its power to eradicate cluster munitions. In order to do so, the loopholes in the current bill must be closed.
I am also pleased to hear you talk about inclusive development. That is actually an important part of the restorative aspect of the convention, meaning assistance to those who were injured or maimed by those weapons.
According to the Cluster Munition Coalition, as well as many states, many of the NATO states and many witnesses you have heard from and will hear from, it is possible to maintain military cooperation with any allies, including the U.S., as long as no Canadian ever uses cluster munitions and as long as all Canadians fully respect the prohibitions of the convention.
In terms of the work of the Cluster Munition Coalition, we are working on ensuring that all states adhere to the convention. We are actually working with the member states on that. We will be very pleased to work with Canada on that issue.
The states are divided geographically. In terms of the work that goes into making the treaty universal and in terms of the committees that are set up, the states work together so that more potential states adhere to the convention. In terms of the states that we would like to see adhere to the convention, not only do we want them to adhere, but we also want them to scrupulously follow all the provisions of the treaty.
We would be delighted to have Canada's support.