Mr. Speaker, tomorrows marks the 10th anniversary of the murder of former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, a hero who worked courageously toward peace.
Now while many work tirelessly toward carrying his legacy of peace, others like the President of Iran shockingly call for Israel to be wiped off the map.
We cannot dismiss comments by a president as a rhetorical exercise disconnected from policy. We cannot repeat the mistakes of the past.
I call on our government to ask the Iranian representative in Ottawa to clarify Iranian foreign policy vis-à-vis Israel and find out in writing whether Iran is bent on the destruction of a UN member as a matter of policy.