Madam Speaker, in my deliberations I did mention that there were many permutations and combinations that needed to be regarded.
“I quote the Rev. Paul Girguis, who said:
The current situation for the Copts stinks, but [longtime Egyptian President Hosni] Mubarak is the best of the worst for us.
I think what Canada can do is show Egypt, which has been a cradle of civilization and understands pluralism, that polarization is not the way to go and that when a crisis occurs a minority group should not be picked on.
I can say from experience that I was a visible minority in Africa and we were picked on because people did not understand pluralism. I think it is important for Canada, when we are using diplomacy, to use the diplomacy of pluralism.