Mr. Speaker, I listened closely to my colleague from Abbotsford, who spoke to us at length about human rights as it pertains to the trade agreement with Colombia.
Why is he not taking into account all the agencies that are opposed to this agreement because human rights are not being respected in Colombia?
The Canadian Labour Congress is opposed to it, as are the Canadian Council for International Cooperation, Amnesty International, the FTQ, Development & Peace, KAIROS, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and Lawyers Without Borders. The list goes on. All these agencies monitor the respect of human rights in our dealings abroad.
We know that Canada has to protect its good reputation when it conducts business in other countries.
The hon. member said that the agreement will respect human rights. Why is he disregarding what all these agencies are saying?