Well then, what are we doing to do now? What is the existing commission doing right now? We need much more than pious hope, we need proposals on how to share the financial burden. Countries should tax themselves, Canada should be a leader in that respect. If we do not take the lead in that matter, let us do it with others. It must be done.
As long as we depend on one national force, we will have complicated situations like the one we have now.
I would like to say a few words about that. Of course we fully support the maintenance of Canada's commitment in terms of peace missions. A basic creed of Canada is to be present all over the place when it is appropriate to do so. At the same time we have to improve the way it is done, not only by us but the rest of the world. We have to make sure that the credibility of our interventions is maintained. If we do not do anything now we will undermine the support this and other governments have been given by the public in terms of tax money and different interventions.
It should be one of the fundamental tasks of the committees now working to define and shape new objectives and missions and to make sure that many countries will share the burden if it cannot be achieved through United Nations activities. We have to be very active at the UN and a strong supporter. We have to stop making empty speeches. We have to make sure the next mission will not be conducted by national forces like the Americans, but that many countries will work together efficiently in harmony so as to achieve clearly defined objectives.
I do not accept the accusation from the minister that we suspect the motives of the American administration. We agree they were courageous. They were the only ones to do it. They had the means to do it and they did it. They had the guts to do it and now they are there. It was possible for them to land on Haiti without any bloodshed. The problem is that now we have to go further because blood is being shed in Haiti every day, the poor people victims, and still the same people are hitting and killing them, those against whom the Americans decided to intervene.
That is why I strongly urge the minister to work closely with the Americans to make sure the commitment toward President Aristide will be fully respected.