Mr. Speaker, in Iraq, 100,000 Christians have fled their homes, humanitarian aid workers and journalists are being decapitated, women and girls are being forced to suffer horrific abuse, and anyone who disagrees with these things becomes a target of violence.
What are the root causes of these problems? What are the root causes of this violence and misery?
It is clear that the root causes of these problems are terrorists from ISIL, and I am proud that this House voted to do something about it.
ISIL is a serious threat. ISIL has explicitly threatened Canadians. ISIL has robbed, raped, and murdered thousands of innocent people. Canadians across the country agree that someone should do something about it.
So What are we going to do? We cannot just hope that ISIL goes away. We cannot just hope that someone else will fix the problem.
I commend members of this House who voted to allow our troops to conduct air strikes against ISIL. The world needs Canada to take action, to defend the defenceless victims of ISIL, and to stop these terrorists.