Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Reform Party and all Canadians I would like to condemn the growing violence on the West Bank in Gaza and call on the Israeli and Palestinian leadership to spare no efforts in immediately re-establishing peace in this very serious situation.
Years of effort in the Middle East peace talks are hanging in the balance and the peace and security of all citizens in the affected areas are in jeopardy. So the time for decisive leadership is now.
Canadians care deeply about what happens in the Middle East and they deplore the kind of violence we see today. Therefore I call on the Canadian government to immediately speak with Israeli and Palestinian officials to forcefully urge an end to the violence and to offer whatever diplomatic assistance that might be helpful in restoring calm and restarting the peace talks.
Peace is a fragile thing and we must not stand by and watch it be destroyed.