Mr. Dewar, we are told that time is short, and yet this is very important.
I believe I mentioned earlier that Canada has to show leadership and make contact with the other most powerful countries. It is essential that people carrying out operations in Congo do so legally. I am speaking from the heart. The fact that mineral development is being carried out illegally in Congo is a serious problem. In fact, it is the minerals that are leading to war, atrocities and sexual violence against women.
We can have as many meetings as we like, and organized forum after forum and, as I said earlier, CIDA can always send its staff there, but if Canada, which has a great deal of influence at the UN, does not help us put an end to this war, the problem will continue.