Mr. Speaker, earlier this morning the foreign affairs minister said that Canada was not absent on this issue.
Regrettably, the government's record of engagement has been to sit on the fence. In fact, the minister has ruled out every option available to the Canadian government and has instead insisted that Hans Blix, France or the United Nations should decide Canadian foreign policy.
How can we pretend Canada is engaged when the minister allows the veto power of other governments to decide our participation in any potential action?