Madam Chair, the Syrian community in Canada has repeatedly asked the government to come up with a formula to match funds, dollar for dollar, on what they raised.
Letters have been sent to the Minister of External Affairs as well as to members of the government, but there has been no response to date.
We have seen that the government reacted urgently in Haiti. The Prime Minister even made his own pledge at the Red Cross.
If we have done that with other countries, with Burma and with China, why is the government not doing it with Syria? Is it because there are not enough Syrians in Canada to make their vote worthwhile? Is it because the Conservatives are ignoring them? Is it because they do not know how to read letters?