Mr. Speaker, I find it unfortunate that the Prime Minister has been completely blinded by pride. All he has to do is apologize. It is a matter of decency.
This weekend, even the Minister of Foreign Affairs said on the CBC that Senegal never requested a sincere public apology for their former president, His Excellency Mr. Abdou Diouf. However, that is completely untrue. I have here in my hand a statement from the foreign affairs minister of Senegal, Mr. Gadio, who very expressly asked the Canadian Prime Minister for a sincere public apology.
When will the Prime Minister assume his responsibilities and issue a formal apology to His Excellency Mr. Abdou Diouf, instead of expressing mere regrets? When will we see a cabinet shuffle, since his Minister for la Francophonie and Minister of Foreign Affairs--