Mr. Speaker, the government has said three things about the U.S. air strikes that are incoherent and contradictory.
First, on March 4, the Prime Minister said, “Canada’s policy itself is to always and everywhere respect international law.” He went on further and said, “Canada reaffirms that international law binds all belligerents.” The minister herself just said, “International law binds all parties.” Second, on March 4, the Prime Minister also said about the air strikes that “it appears that these actions are inconsistent with international law.” Third, the government has said multiple times since February 28 that it supports the air strikes.
The government sees the air strikes as inconsistent with international law but supports them anyway, and the government policy is to always and everywhere support international law. Can the minister explain this mumbo jumbo of foreign policy?