Mr. Speaker, India's nuclear facilities are on high alert and the region is quite volatile, as we all know.
Yet, the Conservative government is about to sell India nuclear materials and technology. The last time that Canada did this, India took the opportunity to build the bomb. India is still refusing to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. For that reason, Australia is refusing to sell nuclear technology to India. The party of Lester B. Pearson should note this before supporting the initiative.
What guarantees does the government have that Australia does not seem to have?