Mr. Speaker, has he even taken the time to look at the pictures of the dead and dying civilians?
Thousands of our Canadian brothers and sisters of Tamil ancestry, as well as all Canadians who believe in Canada's legacy of peacekeeping and patient diplomacy, call on our Prime Minister to help re-establish an international ceasefire, to actively engage our diplomats in Sri Lanka, the Commonwealth and the UN to restart peace negotiations, to dedicate substantive resources and not a symbolic $3 million, or the equivalent of $10 for each of the 300,000 herded, internally displaced refugees, so as to provide desperately needed medical and humanitarian aid.
I once again turn to our fellow Tamil Canadian brothers and sisters. Many of them have lost family members and loved ones. In their honour, let us commit ourselves to putting an end to the anguished cries that have emanated from the island of Sri Lanka for decades and imagine instead what today seems impossible, an island paradise of smiling peoples, of smiling children.
Canada can, Canada must play a role in bringing an end to the horrors of this war. Canada can, Canada must be at the forefront in bringing about peace.
[Member spoke in Tamil]