You felt guilty about that, Mike. You had to clear that up. Thank you very much.
Ambassador, when we met in previous briefings, I raised with you a concern I have. It follows up on my colleague Mr. Dewar's question around the whole issue of “Colonel Gadhafi has to go”.
My question is, go where? Go to face the International Criminal Court at The Hague? Go into retirement somewhere in Libya? Be offered some...?
I know you'll answer about the contact group and other allies and so on. That's the correct answer, but I'm wondering if the Canadian government has given any thought to the obvious dead end if we have allies as important as the Government of the United Kingdom talking publicly about his being able to remain in Libya as part of a negotiated solution.
That one gesture would, in my mind--and correct me if I'm wrong--completely emasculate the International Criminal Court proceedings. Since Canada is a country that was fundamental to building up the International Criminal Court, surely you share my concern that any solution that sees him face something other than justice would not be a very elegant one.