Mr. Speaker, Canadians lament the murder of 36 innocent Sikh villagers killed in Kashmir.
The sovereignty over the Kashmir territory between India and Pakistan is the oldest pending border dispute in the world and the most dangerous place on earth, according to U.S. President Clinton.
Canada lost influence in the region when this government had a knee-jerk reaction and hastily imposed sanctions on India and Pakistan after their nuclear tests in 1998. This weak Liberal government is doing nothing to support the American initiative.
Canadians are concerned that the conflict between these two nuclear powers should not only be contained but resolved.
Both India and Pakistan should respect the line of control they agreed to in 1972.
Canada has spent billions of dollars trying to cure conflict in the world, but the Liberals do not have the political will to prevent conflicts. Canadians want the government to be concerned and proactive before it is too late.