Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Acting Prime Minister.
Yesterday, we learned that Serge L'Archer, a Quebec volunteer with the Canadian Centre for International Studies and Co-operation, was captured on Friday, in Niger, by Toubou rebels. When the incident occurred, Mr. L'Archer was with four local people at an oasis in the Sahara located 1,200 kilometres from Niamey, the capital of Niger.
Can the minister reassure this House and tell us, without any doubt, that Mr. L'Archer is safe?