Thank you, Madam Chair.
I am going to support this because it does support political action. If you look through the document--and I have done precisely that--there's a great deal in this document that reflects our CIDA obligations. Canada signed that document in 1982, so I think there are grounds for support there. Given the fact that many of these resolutions come directly from UN resolutions, and Canada has just very recently stated a certain level of solidarity with the UN in the efforts to secure a seat on the Security Council, I can't see why it would be problematic.
I think this is an important and progressive kind of statement, and as progressive women, there's a great deal that we can support in these demands. I think the term “demands” is interesting; I would say “requirements” of citizenship, since it talks about the need for equality of education, investment of 0.7% in regard to developing countries, economic issues, and pay equity. We've just discussed the importance of pay equity and heard from the Treasury Board witnesses that we support proactive pay equity. I think there's a lot in this. I'm very pleased to support it.