Unfortunately, I do not have a specific answer to that question. I will find out and I will report back to the hon. member.
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Foreign Affairs October 2nd, 1997
Unfortunately, I do not have a specific answer to that question. I will find out and I will report back to the hon. member.
Foreign Affairs October 2nd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for raising that question. My understanding, and I have just been passed a note to this effect, is that Canadian officials have seen the passports and they have been asked to establish that they are forged.
Foreign Affairs October 2nd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Edmonton knows that other people have seen the passports and that is why I have said we have not seen the passports.
Foreign Affairs October 2nd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, to the best of my knowledge, no.
Foreign Affairs October 2nd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the ambassador from Israel was called in, I believe this morning, to speak to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
We share the member's concern. It is a situation that everyone regrets enormously.
Foreign Affairs October 2nd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's point is a very good one. It is a concern to Canadians when anything like this happens.
The member knows that it had nothing to do with the Government of Canada. They could have been stolen. They could have been forged.
We are doing our best and the matter is being taken very seriously.
Foreign Affairs October 2nd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the hon. Leader of the Opposition will know that the Canadian passports require less visas than perhaps any other passport in the world. It is a very desirable passport for people to have. They may have been forged. They may have been stolen. As I say, there are six million of them out there.
The hon. member knows that the government is taking this matter very seriously.
Foreign Affairs October 2nd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the government shares the concern of the hon. Leader of the Opposition about the reputation of Canada and Canadian difficulties.
We know nothing about any involvement by any Canadian in the matter. We can confirm that the Canadian ambassador to Israel is being brought back to Canada for consultation.
The matter is being treated very seriously. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has met with the crown prince of Jordan today in New York and he will meet with Israeli officials.
As the hon. Leader of the Opposition knows, it is a Jewish holiday and it is very difficult to find people today.
Foreign Affairs October 2nd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, it can be confirmed that the two passports are forgeries. There are about six million Canadian passports out at any given time.
The identity of the two individuals has not been determined definitively. We categorically reject any notion that there was collusion between the government of Canada and any other government.
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Mr. Speaker, on a point of order. If the House would agree I would propose that you seek unanimous consent to apply the results of the vote just taken to report stage Motion No. 5.