Foreign Affairs   constituents who are members of the forces serving there. We have constituents of Bosnian, Serb, Croatian and Muslim descent who have relatives still living in that country. Madam Speaker, one of your own constituents sent us a letter today. Marina Gavanski Zissis is her name. She

Foreign Affairs   troops, get them out of the country and see what happens". This would likely mean a greater chance of preventing the injury or killing of Canadian peacekeepers. It may add to the cost in human lives and suffering in the Bosnian Muslim community. We could say that we disagree

Foreign Affairs   fallen into before as a society. Canadians have participated all around the world. The Canadian forces have made their mark and made their name and they have taken the qualities of Canadian nationhood with them. We thank them for that. Tonight the Muslims, the Croatians

Foreign Affairs   and the Muslims, have come to realize that continued arms struggle only brings disaster to their own people and that in the end nothing is really gained. The Serbs on the other hand are prosecuting a war of aggression that aims to subjugate and eliminate the other ethnic groups

Foreign Affairs   that goes beyond one day, a plan that goes into the future, a plan that includes a settlement that can bring lasting peace to the region. The settlement must include the NATO forces, the Russians, the Serbs, the Bosnians, the Muslims and all other involved parties so we can end

Foreign Affairs  . However, in view of the daily flood of horrifying images from Bosnia, we must not overlook the fact that significant progress was nonetheless achieved, as evidenced for instance by the support of a Muslim Croat federation. NATO and the UN had advocated, in February, stepping up

Iraq  Mr. Speaker, I rose in the House yesterday to describe the ecological and humanitarian disasters being perpetrated against Shia Muslims. My question is for the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Will our government consider requesting UN peace observers to visit the southern Iraq

Bosnia   the Croatians and the Muslims have agreed and have signed an agreement in Washington, the Bosnian Serbs have not been willing to co-operate and participate in peace operations. Requests have been made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to apply a solution similar

Foreign Affairs   ordered Iranian troops to intervene in Bosnia to defend the Muslims. Does the Minister of Foreign Affairs agree that the situation could deteriorate very rapidly?

Canadian Peacekeepers In Bosnia  Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that we have seen very risky operations on the part of the Bosnian Serbs. There is a genuine effort involving the participation and the co-operation of the Croatians, of the Muslims, in order to make some progress toward peace. Representations

Canadian Peacekeepers In Bosnia   announcement that Serb tanks were advancing on Gorazde and that the shellings of the Muslim enclave were intensifying. Has the minister obtained sufficient assurances that Canadian peacekeepers in Bosnia are safe, in particular their colleagues who relieved them at the checkpoint in Visoko

Conflict In Former Yugoslavia   to the conflict in the former Yugoslavia to agree on a durable peace process has met with a number of problems. Although considerable progress have been made in negotiations between the Croatians and the Muslims, the Bosnian-Serbs apparently refuse to fully commit to this peace process

Bosnia-Hercegovina   and the Russians that have brought some of the parties to the table. It has led to a very historic and important agreement being signed in Washington that involves the Croatians and Muslims. Unfortunately the Bosnian Serbs have not yet agreed to be part of this peace process. We hope

Criminal Code   is no different than inciting people to kill Jews, Catholics or Muslims. Social hatred, in its expression and in its effects, is akin to universal hatred. Consequently, I agree with the hon. member for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell on the spirit of his proposed amendment to Bill C-214. However

Peacekeeping   Canadians I would like to congratulate them. They were in an extremely difficult situation. They have protected the lives of 30,000 Muslims for a long period of time under extremely difficult circumstances. I am very happy to report to the House that they are out of there. I also want