Mr. Speaker, in response to that acknowledgement, I do want to acknowledge the excellent work done by the member for Lac-Saint-Jean on these issues as well. It has been a pleasure to work with him and members from all parties on these important issues.
The member will appreciate the reflection that although many of us came into those subcommittee hearings with our party hats on, they were long gone as we started to hear this compelling evidence. That is how we came to the unanimous conclusion that this is indeed a genocide.
The member asks an important question. As I said in my speech, we will all have to give account, to future generations at least, of the choices we made as members of Parliament. Our careers are fleeting and the memory of history is long. This is one of those profound historic moments when not just the Prime Minister but every single member of this House who has the power to vote on this motion will be called on to give an account of what side they were on. Were they on the side of justice, on the side of victims, or did they use “it is complicated” as an excuse?