Mr. Speaker, my question is also for the Prime Minister.
Beyond trade-related matters, there is also a number of urgent issues on the international scene. Again, Canada can play a positive role, including through its relations with the United States.
Following President Clinton's re-election yesterday and the recent Nairobi summit, will the Prime Minister propose to the American president to submit to the Security Council a joint request from Canada, the United States and France to quickly put in place a multinational humanitarian force to put an end to the terrible plight of Zairian refugees?
We have nothing against diplomacy but, as Bernard Kouchner pointed out again this morning, time is of the essence and people are dying.