Nina Grewal at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On November 26th, 2013. See this statement in context.

November 26th, 2013 / 4:15 p.m.

Conservative

Nina Grewal Conservative Fleetwood—Port Kells, BC

Thanks, Chair.

Thanks to our witnesses today for their time and their presentation.

Many countries have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, including Russia, China, Egypt, India, Pakistan, and our close ally the United States. Last week Minister Baird said that he was really stunned that U.S. President Barack Obama had not ratified the convention.

From your knowledge, why have these countries not signed on to the convention? What are their objections?

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