Global Affairs  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaty entitled “Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference of the International Telecommunication Union”, done

Foreign Affairs  Madam Speaker, we are delivering on our campaign commitment by acceding to the Arms Trade Treaty in line with our G7 and G20 allies, thus promoting responsibility, transparency, and accountability in regulating the global trade of arms. This is the right thing to do. It is what

Foreign Affairs  Madam Speaker, this government sticks to its word. We said we would accede to the Arms Trade Treaty and we are. The NDP, on the other hand, does not stick to its word. Let me quote its leader during the last election: “You don't cancel a commercial accord retroactively, it's jus

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I would say that the foreign affairs committee is doing excellent work. However, in light of the concerns Canadians have with regard to appropriate uses, why did the previous government fail to sign the Arms Trade Treaty?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as far as we are concerned, the government's business should be expedited. It should be rigorous, transparent, and accountable. The best way forward is by acceding to the arms trade treaty and by following the good work of the foreign affairs and international develo

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, maybe I need to take a look at my speech again, but I think I said several times in the course of 15 minutes how much this entire endeavour is about transparency and accountability. I look forward to continuing rigour by members opposite in ensuring that Canadians un

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the whole point of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, the actual committee, is to study this. So why would we set up a subcommittee? Why do we need a separate standing committee when the actual committee is making this a central

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, this is a $7 billion industry. There are more than 700 companies in Canada, throughout the country. The industry is involved in arms, of course, but also in so many affiliated industries—aviation, transportation, telecommunications, and research. We are here to defen

Business of Supply  Put very simply, Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has not approved any permits for arms sales to Thailand.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague that at least two occasions come to mind when we have reached across to the NDP. We were unanimous as a government on equal pay for equal work. We also extended our arms for full membership on the electoral reform committee. It is

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am really not sure where the member opposite stands. I think he said that he is in favour and against this at the same time. Our stand is that we move as quickly as we can to accede to the arms trade treaty, something the previous government failed to do for no ap

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we are pleased to rise today to discuss this very important topic. We are pleased to see that members of the House are determined to work on maintaining high standards when it comes to peace, security, and human rights. While we welcome the member's concerns for hum

Global Affairs  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the 2014-15 progress report on Canada's action plan for the implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions on women, peace, and security.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, of course, the lawn in front of the House of Commons is a point of pride for all Canadians. We welcome freedom of expression, freedom of thought, freedom of association, and freedom of assembly. We are only too happy to share those values with the Chinese government.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to go back to what dialogue means and to what last week represented for our two countries. Dialogue is an opportunity for two parties to have a conversation, and possibly to solve challenging problems.