Mr. Speaker, the world has known that King Hussein was going to die as early as Thursday. The Prime Minister had a lot of time to make plans. This is about showing solidarity with King Abdullah, the new Jordanian leader. It is about sending a message that Jordan is a valued friend. It is about demonstrating that Canada wants to be involved in achieving peace in the Middle East. It is about proving that Canada cares enough to send its highest dignitary, who should have known ahead of this impending tragedy.
Why did he not go?