Mr. Speaker, we acted extremely diligently because we immediately called back the ambassador to Canada for consultation. It is the strongest form of protest that could have been expressed under the circumstances, short of cutting relations with a country.
The reply from the minister of foreign affairs came a couple of days later because of the religious situation in that country. The Israeli government was not in a position to reply to the government but it communicated with the Minister of Foreign Affairs as soon as possible, according to what the minister of foreign affairs of Israel said to my colleague.