Mr. Speaker, the problem is not with the minister's speech in this House, because it was an excellent speech espousing a very generous vision of Canada's contribution to restoring a kind of balance between countries of the South and the North. We even praised the minister for his magnanimous remarks. The problem is the surprise we had on hearing the minister say one thing outside this House, whereas he had said the opposite in this chamber. Outside the House, the minister said that Canada's trade policy was not tied to the issue of human rights.
I would like to know if the minister recognizes that this new policy, which he defined outside the House-because there are two policies, one for the House, and one for outside the House-would not have allowed Canada to take part in the trade embargo which ultimately brought about an end to apartheid in South Africa. Furthermore, should we expect Canada to ease the trade sanctions imposed on Haiti to force the return of President Aristide?