Mr. Speaker, the hon. member opposite referenced the fact that the United Nations is itself responsible and accountable, and knows what needs to be done.
Several days ago the director of United Nations peacekeeping acknowledged that the African Union and the United Nations protection force will not be deployed if things continue as they are. He does not see this force being deployed until the end of 2008, yet it was to have been deployed by the end of 2007.
That means that the killing fields will continue to go on for another year in the absence of the effective deployment of the United Nations peacekeeping force.
I appeal to the government to make the question of the genocide in Darfur its number one foreign policy priority. I appeal to the government, that every time it speaks to the issue of foreign policy, to make the tragedy in Darfur its number one compelling priority.