Mr. Speaker, I think implicit in this statement is the idea that this motion not deals with not only genocide but other inhumane tragedies that are occurring as we speak.
She alluded to a number of very important ones, from the rape of innocent civilian women in the former Yugoslavia to forced starvation and summary executions and torture in far away places such as East Timor, Chechnya and the Sudan. All of these are taking place today. We need today as a stepping stone to deal with genocide and also to deal with these other inhumanities.
I know there are many good ideas in the House today that can be applied to the genocides of yesterday and the genocides of tomorrow and also to deal with these multiple inhumanities that litter the globe today.
Again it requires early intervention. Prevention is better than dealing with actions after they have occurred. I welcome the hon. member and any other members to come together through perhaps the committee on foreign affairs or directly through the Minister of Foreign Affairs to put forth many of the good suggestions they have where Canada can take a leadership role in addressing these tragic inhumane situations.
We live in a democracy today. We have that amazing freedom to put forth these ideas and to translate these ideas into action. I have no doubt that some of the fine ideas put forth today and some of the big problems my hon. friend has alluded to can be dealt with and
addressed. Canada can take a leadership role in putting those forth in the international theatre.