Mr. Chairman, I do understand the minister's answer. However, I would like to point out that there have been precedents when Canada took the initiative of organizing a coalition. Such was the case in South Africa, with apartheid and human rights violations. We then saw how Canada played a role in setting up a dialogue among nations and forcing many countries to take a stand, which did have an impact.
Saying that we cannot do anything because these countries are too small and we hardly trade with them is not the way to go, I think. It seems to me that Canada should play an international role there too, by bringing other nations to boycott countries which violate human rights. I think that it could be just as efficient as it was against South Africa.