Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his comments.
However, the current House of Commons export monitoring rules are practically non-existent. Many experts have said that Canada has some gaps in terms of monitoring its arms exports. Furthermore, there have been numerous reports of multiple human rights violations in countries in conflict where Canadian arms have been used.
We therefore need to ask ourselves where we are at. We have the right to obtain information about the places and circumstances in which arms sold by Canadians are being used, whether they are produced in Canada or elsewhere. That is exactly why we are debating it today. We simply want all the facts to be known.
Over the next few years, we need to have a permanent committee looking into the upcoming export contracts in order to get that information.
If the Liberals care so much about defending human rights, why will they not support this motion?