Madam Speaker, I will leave aside any partisan consideration and remind the House of the good work done in the past by the member on behalf of his community; I would like to ask him a very simple question.
I know that, irrespective of our own position, we have to toe the party line; however, he has always been a fervent advocate for his community.
He mentioned on several occasions in his speech that stakeholders in other countries and other members have used the word genocide. The motion brought forward this morning specifically mentioned the word genocide to describe the 1915 events. The government's amendment talks about tragedy, whereas the sub-amendment proposed by the Reform Party re-introduce the word genocide.
I humbly ask the member whether the word genocide should be used in connection with the tragic events which occurred in 1915?