Thank you so much, Mr. Chaurette.
We aren't going to suspend or adjourn; I'm just going to ask you to perhaps feel free to leave. We have a little bit of committee business. But we do want to thank you for coming. We learn so much from every person who comes here.
I think all sides of this issue get frustrated when we see a country that we want to see develop, have their democracy develop--all aspects of the country--and it just seems to be stalled. So we thank you for your work and for coming here today.
Committee members, please stay. We'll go very quickly to a very brief piece of committee business, one motion.
We have a notice of motion brought forward by Madame Lalonde. The proper timing has been given, and Madame Lalonde will not be here tomorrow, so she has asked that this be brought forward today. The motion is as follows:
That the committee recommends that the government join the 45 countries in favour of the negotiation of an international treaty on arms trade and clearly indicate its support for the adoption of global transfer principles at the next United Nations Conference on small arms and light weapons, scheduled to open on June 26. The committee recommends that the government asks Canada's representative present at that same conference to take up the matter strongly with other countries on the considerable and negative impact the proliferation of small arms and light weapons has on the development of countries affected and on human rights.
Madame Lalonde, do you want to speak to your motion, very quickly?