Mr. Speaker, that does not have a lot of credibility coming from this minister because high ranking UN officials and Canadian consultants accused CIDA, the minister and foreign affairs officials of shoddy planning which resulted in ill-equipped Canadian de-mining crews.
Delays in the most recent contract awards mean that work cannot begin until late this summer, more than halfway through the removal season. Our international reputation has been diminished yet again, reminiscent of the Prime Minister's farcical foray in the Middle East.
Can the Prime Minister tell us if the Minister of Foreign Affairs has finally abandoned his Nobel Peace Prize winning aspirations in light of Canada's—