Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his excellent question.
Indeed, I mentioned in my speech some pretty alarming statistics about murders of trade unionists in Colombia.
Canada accepts a large number of Colombian refugees. People who are persecuted in Colombia seek political asylum in Canada.
Canada wants to sign a free trade agreement with a country, while accepting nationals fleeing persecution in that same country.
I think the government's actions in this matter are not coherent since it accepts Colombian nationals who are persecuted and whose lives are at risk in that country.
And yet we hear that this free trade agreement will allow the government and paramilitary groups to improve the situation of people living in Colombia. This rhetoric from the members opposite is totally illogical.