You may condemn them in public, but certainly, in terms of what's being allowed and what's happening in this country.... There were prizes awarded in this competition, Minister.
The last time you came to this committee, I asked about the Arms Trade Treaty commitments amidst this war. When I asked you if “Canada's interoperability and allyship are far more important than our commitment to human rights and international law”, you said, “Of course they are not.” However, you've taken no steps to stop Canada's participation in the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet program. You are making Canadians complicit in this genocide, and your defence policy update spoke about making it easier to procure within the American military industrial complex.
The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to immediately halt its siege on Rafah. Will you commit to applying our arms treaty responsibilities today to ensure that our tax dollars are not supporting the siege?