Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague's speech. I always enjoy listening to him speak because we always get a sense of his humanism.
I must say that I am very pleased that we are having this debate in the House, at our request. We know that the entire international community is rallying to find these hundreds of innocent young girls who were taken away by this terrorist group. Even though the group claims to be Islamist, I can tell you that this goes against the teachings of Islam. This group is becoming an international public enemy. We know that the group is trying to destabilize an already fragile country. It is also undermining societal life and an entire region.
Does my colleague think that it would be appropriate to ask the government to sign and ratify the UN Arms Trade Treaty in order to prevent light weapons from fuelling armed conflicts, like the one currently taking place in northern Nigeria?