Mr. Speaker, double standards never get good results.
After 1.2 million Iraqi deaths, the gulf war goes on killing 12 years later. Iraqi citizens, especially children, remain highly vulnerable. International humanitarian agencies predict a horrendous human catastrophe if Bush unleashes the military assault that he has in mind, assaults on civilians and assaults on infrastructure.
Why has Canada not concentrated its efforts on ramping up humanitarian preparation in Iraq, instead of ramping up military preparedness for a war that the government says it does not want?