Mr. Speaker, my friend from Ottawa Centre said this government has taken no action in the past. Since 2006 our government has invested more than $450 million in the Congo. That is a considerable amount of development assistance. This funding has been used for humanitarian efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence, one of the issues my friend mentioned; to improve health care; and investments have been made in long-term peace and stability and in democratic development. Since 2010 we have deployed six civilian police officers from this country, and the people of the Congo can count on Canada for its support.
In the House of Commons on November 23rd, 2012. See this statement in context.