Ms. Suu Kyi  Suu Kyi, the leader who was democratically elected by the majority of the Burmese people. Ms. Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since 1989. Burma's military regime did meet with Ms. Suu Kyi on September 20. However, during this meeting they did not give a commitment or a time frame as to when they plan to release her. I urge all my colleagues here today to remain vocal on the subject of Burma.

Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Implementation Act  We have watched the precursors to conflict exist right in front of our eyes. From Rwanda to the former Soviet Union, Cambodia, Burma, Central America wars have littered this globe and internecine conflicts have destroyed many economies and cost millions of lives. We live in a world where rules are based on what was created after 1945.

Burma  Speaker, I would like to point out that today is the 50th birthday of an outstanding woman, Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner who is fighting for democracy in her country, Burma. After winning the 1990 elections with an 82 per cent majority, Mrs. Suu Kyi was imprisoned by the Burmese military authorities and has been under house arrest for nearly six years.

Global Parliamentary Appeal For Democracy In Burma  I would like to thank all members of the House of Commons from all parties who have supported the initiative of the Global Parliamentary Appeal for Democracy in Burma which has been initiated by the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development. Members have signed petitions and I thank them for their support on this fundamental issue.

Burma  Before I proceed to our final question, I said it was a rhetorical question. My colleague, you will forgive me, it was a hypothetical question.

Human Rights  It must break the silence that confers a sort of international impunity on regimes that are trampling the most elementary rights. It must vigorously denounce the sorts of actions taking place in Burma, Turkey, Algeria, East Timor, Nigeria and the Great Lakes region of Africa. This government has given itself the mandate of promoting Canadian values. Will it take a stand and assume leadership on the fundamental issue of human rights?

United Nations Universal Declaration Of Human Rights  With regimes like Nigeria's, where oppression and corruption prevail, with gross violations of human rights in countries like Burma, Indonesia and Iraq, with conflicts fed not by ideology but by perverse commerce in places like Liberia, Afghanistan and Somalia, we must celebrate the UDHR and demand that these nations respect and honour the universal declaration.

Human Rights  Speaker, yesterday Mr. Win, democratically elected Prime Minister of the provisional government of the Union of Burma, which is prevented from taking office by a military junta, was the guest of the human rights committee. The committee members learned that Burma has one of the worst human rights records in Asia, and holds hundreds of people prisoner for political reasons, including a Nobel peace prize winner.

Human Rights  Speaker, I must tell the Deputy Prime Minister that she did not understand. There is a military junta in power in Burma, and the league is asking that UN agencies not give it any support. My first question dealt with that request, and we are counting on the Deputy Prime Minister to agree to it. My supplementary is this: We are told by the Department of International Trade that, in view of Burma's human rights abuse record, Canadian corporations are encouraged not to do business with that country.

Human Rights  Ed Broadbent in Montreal; for the strong stand we have taken in ensuring that no direct government assistance goes to the Government of Burma; and for promoting at the ASEAN meeting that is going to be coming up very shortly a renewed call for the return of democratic government in Burma.

Criminal Code  It happens in those countries which are least able to deal with it. When my wife and I toured the refugee camps on the Thailand-Burma border we went to a clinic which is partly funded by the Canadian government. This clinic is in an old barn which has been converted into a hospital. It was not a hospital in the sense of what we are accustomed to.

External Affairs  On this anniversary we once again call on the Burmese military rulers to release the democratically elected Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, or prime minister, in order that she may participate fully in the shaping of Burma's future in accordance with the will of the Burmese people.

The Late William Kempling  On one occasion, he took part in a daring mission in which allied forces landed behind enemy lines in Burma to blow up bridges and railways. It took six months before the men returned to India and freedom. The region's dense jungle and rugged mountains were formidable obstacles, but that did not mean much to Bill Kempling and his determination.

Canada Remembers  I look forward to meeting and coming to know all these veterans who gave so much for Canadians and the world during that difficult time. 1994 marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the first world war and the 50th anniversary of events leading to the end of the second world war. 1995 has seen ceremonies commemorating events late in the war and finally victory in Europe. This pilgrimage on which we embark tomorrow will visit cemeteries where Canadians lie in Burma, now Myanmar, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo. I will take great pride in joining our veterans of those campaigns as we pay tribute to their many comrades who made the ultimate sacrifice and did not return.

Canada Remembers  The purpose of that trip will be to provide the veterans with the opportunity to honour the memory of their fallen comrades in Commonwealth cemeteries in Hong Kong, Burma, Singapore and Japan. It is important for the vital role played by our veterans in the defence of freedom to be properly commemorated, particularly this year, which marks the fiftieth anniversary of V-E Day.