Mr. Speaker, I would like Amélie to answer to that. As executive director for Handicap International Canada, my role is toward the Canadian government, trying to advocate our position toward our country.
I have attended international conferences and have mostly tried to influence our Canadian delegates, but have also talked to others to gain a sense of what their positions are. When you speak to the military, they don't like being confined or limited in their actions. I had a very strong exchange with a lawyer who works for the French army who was trying to convince me that some munitions and land mines were legitimate defensive tools and should be considered as such. We agreed to disagree on that, because from my perspective I just see the humanitarian consequences of these vile weapons.
From my perspective, I think that Amélie can speak about what is being done to try to influence the other countries.