Foreign Affairs committee  We haven't yet received the minister's decision on who will be in the delegation. I hope we'll be hearing from the minister soon.

Foreign Affairs committee  It really varies by issue, by forum, by personality, and by interest. It's very difficult to make such a broad generalization. It depends on how much interest there is on the subject. It depends upon who wishes to be consulted. It depends upon personalities. It depends upon minis

Foreign Affairs committee  I can only speak for the Canadian delegation. I can't speak for anyone else who is going to be in the room.

Foreign Affairs committee  Our goal has never changed. Our goal has always been to protect responsible, law-abiding firearms owners from any impact from ATT. We're simply trying to find the best approach to doing so. We've changed the approach from trying to define a specific class of weapons to defining

Foreign Affairs committee  That's going to be an interesting dilemma. Certainly one of the driving factors in this was to ensure that weapons are not going to fuel the types of conflicts we see in Africa, for example. Clearly this has a devastating effect, which we don't want to see encouraged. We say c

Foreign Affairs committee  My best guess is that this person was probably not a member of the delegation.

Foreign Affairs committee  I fully trust all members of my delegation. I know there are people who think they know things and will write all sorts of things without actually knowing what the facts are. I have complete trust in every member of my delegation.

Foreign Affairs committee  Some countries think that western countries are simply looking for any excuse to prevent weapons going to them for their own political purposes. They're not quite convinced that we're sincere when we say that we just don't want weapons going to human rights violators. So there's

Foreign Affairs committee  The United States has been very supportive of the ATT. It sees, as well as anyone, the need for common international standards. Really, the goal here is to try to promote greater transparency and confidence among major exporters—that we all try to achieve the same goals. One of

Foreign Affairs committee  I prefer to trust my colleagues.

Foreign Affairs committee  Let me give you the impression of the room I have when I've been at the PrepComs. There is a great deal...and growing distrust among many delegations. There are some countries that aren't fully convinced. When we say that we want to impede the flow of weapons to human rights vi

Foreign Affairs committee  There are some who believe that western countries—

Foreign Affairs committee  It's the minister's decision. You should ask the minister.

Foreign Affairs committee  We are able to identify what governmental officials are needed and we identify what governmental officials the minister may wish to consider. Then the minister decides who will be on the delegation.

Foreign Affairs committee  There's always a consultation process going on, yes, and we're always talking about what's going to be happening among us. Yes.