Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the subject of land mines which kill or maim some 2,000 people every month.
Mines Action Canada, Dr. Chris Giannou and others working for a total Canadian ban on the stockpiling, production, export and use of land mines welcomed the minister's recent statement supporting these objectives.
Will the minister confirm the government's intention to implement this important new policy? Will he also tell the House when this new policy will take effect?