Mr. Speaker, it is a huge problem. Where was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in this? Seriously, he has a job. Around the cabinet table here is how it should work. The Minister of Foreign Affairs should be the one who owns this. What happened? He is silent on it. He has not spoken out on it and he is okay with this going through the way it is. That means he is not doing his job, frankly.
I would like to quote from the World Federalist Movement, which has been focused on this issue for years. It said:
If our government cannot implement the CCM in a manner that is consistent with the treaty’s fundamental objects and purposes, then it would be better if we just didn’t pass any implementing legislation at all. It would be better to stand outside of the treaty altogether, rather than undermine it with legislation that sets a notorious precedent and creates incentives for others to write their own exceptions and loopholes.
With this legislation, that is what we are dealing with. The minister has failed to do his job and do his due diligence.