Mr. Speaker, he should apologize for his and his government's stand on Colombia. It is absolutely embarrassing.
Colombia is number one in the world for labour killings and number one in the world for violent theft of land. The government pretends that there is a democratic government in Colombia but the international election monitoring report detailed fraud, coercion and fear of violence as the election period begins.
Instead of rewarding the regime in Colombia with a privileged trade deal, why will the Conservatives and Liberals not push the regime to have free and fair elections there?
The U.S. Congress and the EU have stopped implementing free trade with Colombia. When will the government stop—