Mr. Speaker, by all accounts the election in Zimbabwe has degenerated into chaos as President Mugabe uses every means at his disposal to cling desperately to power.
The Commonwealth had an opportunity last week to take a forceful stand against a murderous regime, but thanks in large part to the actions of the Prime Minister, it failed to do so.
Why did the Government of Canada refuse to stand up against the Mugabe regime, which was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people over the last two decades?