Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, absolutely. The Cluster Munition Coalition shares the serious concern of the International Committee of the Red Cross. It is true that the ICRC does not often go out of its way to make those types of comments. When we read clause 11 of the bill, we clearly see that its c

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Ms. Grewal. I would like to say something about the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, which you're referring to. A few years ago, some states took the initiative and hoped that a protocol on cluster munitions would be adopted under the Convention on Cert

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Garneau, I missed part of what you said because of technical problems. What Canada is trying to do with clause 11 is an aberration. Canada is on its own with the current wording of clause 11. The Cluster Munition Coalition is very concerned. Let's take the example a step f

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Ms. Brown. I am pleased to hear once again that Canada wants to do everything in its power to eradicate cluster munitions. In order to do so, the loopholes in the current bill must be closed. I am also pleased to hear you talk about inclusive development. T

Foreign Affairs committee  As I said in my opening remarks, so far, 40 state parties to the convention have expressed their opinion on the interpretation of article 21. Of that number, 38 have said that it is very clear that article 21 is not an exception to the provisions under article 1. So far, a numbe

Foreign Affairs committee  At the end of the day, a convention is strong only if every state passes strong legislation that clearly implements all the obligations and prohibitions of the treaty. That was the case when the convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines was signed. In that way, every

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, sure. The Cluster Munition Coalition is concerned about other aspects of the Canadian bill as well. We particularly recommend an explicit prohibition on the stockpiling and transfer of foreign cluster munitions and an explicit prohibition of public and private investment in

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I will do most of my presentation in French. First, I would like to thank the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development for the opportunity to take the floor. I represent the Cluster Munition Coalition. We are made up of