Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Dewar, we are told that time is short, and yet this is very important. I believe I mentioned earlier that Canada has to show leadership and make contact with the other most powerful countries. It is essential that people carrying out operations in Congo do so legally. I am speaking from the heart.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Congo has never been on any list. I wanted to draw your attention to the problem of sexual violence against women and children. The Congo believes that Canada should play a leadership role by mobilizing the most powerful Western countries to put an end to the pillage of our natural resources, which is behind all the violence the Congolese people are experiencing, particularly sexual violence against women and children.