Mr. Speaker, members will be aware that Sri Lanka has degenerated into a state of civil war. Many of my constituents originate from Sri Lanka and are, of course, very concerned. It is a civil war that, frankly, no one can win.
The petitioners from my riding, well over 100 of them, are urging the Government of Canada to send a strong message to the government of Sri Lanka to cease military offences immediately, to allow international relief agencies to enter Tamil areas to provide humanitarian aid to the affected civilian population, to stop shelling and bombing civilian inhabitants, and to allow international monitors to investigate the massacre of Tamil aid workers.
This is a very serious petition and of deep concern to my constituents