Mr. Speaker, the statement of the hon. member is inaccurate and I am sure she regrets it.
The Prime Minister wished to be at the funeral. Several days ago he sent staff from his office to Amman to make arrangements. However it was not possible for him, on less than 24 hours notice, to travel from Vancouver to Amman.
I might add, despite the assertions of the hon. member, that government leaders of several countries had a similar problem. The leaders of Latin America, Australia and New Zealand had the same time constraints and were similarly unable to attend.