Hélène Laverdière at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On March 12th, 2012. See this statement in context.

March 12th, 2012 / 5:35 p.m.

NDP

Hélène Laverdière NDP Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC

Okay. I'll do it in English.

You've spoken eloquently about the need to strengthen security in the hemisphere, in the Americas, with which we agree. We also know that one of the main security issues in the Americas is the illicit transfer of arms.

Now, the OAS has developed, under the leadership of Canada, a great tool called CIFTA, the convention to control the transfer of arms. Yet Canada is one of the few countries that still has not ratified the convention. Do you know why?

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