Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for reminding us about the debate in December. I mentioned it a little while ago. It was at a time when we were celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela, a great leader who fought for democracy.
I mentioned at the end of my speech that we certainly should look at taking decisive action. It was part of the motion that we were looking at tabling prior to the one that was agreed upon. I mentioned that we should explore the possibility of international travel bans and asset freezes.
We also have to take note and see what happens tomorrow at the meeting that is going to occur with Ashton. Hopefully there will be a resolve there. We always have to hope.
I would also like to mention a quote from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, testifying to the foreign affairs committee in 2011, where they said:
Canada can help foster NGO sector development, especially groups working in the areas of human rights, education, and law reform, as a vibrant civil society is one of the best guarantors of Ukraine's long-term democratic evolution.
It is not like this was yesterday. This is dated 2011. Something should have been done a while back.