Mr. Speaker, 500 African and Canadian partners met in Montreal to discuss critical issues regarding the new partnership for African development, or NEPAD. They discussed issues such as eradication of poverty in Africa, equal rights and status for women and men, health care, security, good governance and active participation in the world economy.
We all have roles and responsibilities to play within this new partnership. If we fail to take advantage of this at this moment in time and with this momentum, history will never forgive us.