Mr. Speaker, yesterday during the visit of the foreign minister from Ukraine to Canada we were able to enter into a framework arrangement on the destruction of anti-personnel landmines with Ukraine.
This is a very important development. As members will know this will enable us, together with the co-operation of NATO partners, to begin the destruction of 400,000 landmines that have been stockpiled in Ukraine.
We have managed to begin to make the world a safer place with the elimination of landmines. This is something of which all Canadians should be very proud.