Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to recognize the excellent work done by
the hon. member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, who has been an advocate of international disarmament for many years.
In fact, just this week, Canada became one of the first countries to sign the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. With this treaty, a long-standing objective of our foreign policy has finally been achieved. Canada will continue to play a leading role in implementing the treaty as soon as possible. A binding international standard banning all tests is already in place under the treaty. This standard will provide strong political and moral leverage in the coming years, leverage that will also be brought to bear on non-treaty countries.