Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for working with Kurds in his riding and for being a part of the parliamentary association. Many of them are also my friends.
It is terrible. We need to send the strongest possible message not only to these groups but to the ones who are committing the crimes. Calling it what it is, genocide, would fulfill two things. It would send a message to those who are committing the crimes and to those who have been suffering as a result of the crimes. It is important we do that.
The NDP should have brought in an amendment. Everything would have passed.
The strongest message needs to be sent and the strongest message is that ISIS committed genocide and it is going to pay for it.