Mr. Speaker, Canada thought that one week before an election the wise thing to do was to let the people of Zimbabwe express their wishes.
The vote was held on Saturday and Sunday, and they are voting again today, because the people of Zimbabwe have decided to speak with their votes.
If it is proven after the vote that the election was not a fair election, the Commonwealth can suspend Zimbabwe, but I thought the best thing was to first let the people of Zimbabwe speak. If the election is not a fair one we made provision in Australia to make sure that action will be taken against the government.