Mr. Speaker, I made the exact same request, therefore, I will join the member in asking, pursuant to Standing Order 52, if we could have an emergency debate tonight, after the adjournment, on the situation of the UN troops in the former Yugoslavia.
We know that the Minister of Foreign Affairs will be meeting with his NATO counterparts tomorrow. In this context, it is important for the House to give the minister its point of view.
The debate should enable us to assess the situation, analyze and evaluate the new developments and, finally, determine the conditions under which UN troops would remain in the former Yugoslavia.
It is in the public interest that parliamentarians be able to debate this matter before the government presents them with a fait accompli and, given the importance of the positions the government must take, it seems undeniable that there is every advantage in having this Parliament debate this matter tonight.