Mr. Speaker, the civil war in Sudan has been devastating, and Canadians have been shocked to learn that weapons made in this country have been used in the conflict by the RSF, the same organization responsible for genocide. This is not the first time a diversion has put weapons in the hands of genocidal actors. Canadian-made weapons have also been used by Russia against Ukraine.
At a time when our allies are rearming, there is no excuse for allowing Canadian weapons to go to hostile regimes and militias responsible for genocide. The world must work to end the devastating war in Sudan, in particular by stopping the flow of arms to the combatants. The Prime Minister's trip to the U.A.E. could have focused more on that and less on advancing Brookfield's corporate interests.
The Liberals are doubling down on a foreign policy of personal selfishness, autocrat idealization and administrative incompetence, instead of on one that upholds our values and our security interests. The people of Sudan deserve freedom, democracy and civilian administration. They have shown a will to fight for these things themselves. It should not be much to ask for Canada to stop arming their oppressors.