I just want to say, Mr. Chair, that in the discourse around the Human Rights Council we quite often hear concerns about those countries that are there that have a very questionable reputation around human rights. I think it's crucial, since this is one of the very few opportunities, if not the only opportunity, we have worldwide to confront racism, to confront the human rights abuses; a country with Canada's reputation must be at the table. It's not good enough for us to stand back and point fingers and talk about the bad actors over here. We have to set an example and we have to give guidance from the perspective we have.
We're not saintly in the area of human rights, but we do have a good record in this country. I really, strongly, ask the committee members to support this motion.