Heather McPherson at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On March 23rd, 2023. See this statement in context.

March 23rd, 2023 / 12:35 p.m.

NDP

Heather McPherson NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

As I mentioned, many other countries do have strong legislation. We wouldn't even need to start from scratch. We could work with our allies.

As I mentioned earlier in today's meeting, 21 NATO countries have stronger legislation on cluster munitions. Why can Canada not follow the lead of those other countries? You say that it is too difficult, but it seems that other countries are able to enforce that. Other countries are able to have that legislation. I hate to think that Canada would be weak on that front.

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