Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2010-11-25 15:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Hon. Bryon Wilfert (Richmond Hill, Lib.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2193031\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, before question period, I was talking about the valuable contribution that Canadian soldiers and Canadian aid workers have made to Afghanistan. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193032\" data-originallang=\"en\">In this discussion with regard to post-2011, we have talked about the 3-Ds. One of the aspects the government has mentioned is investigating the future of Afghan children and youth through development. I cannot think of anyone in the House who would not be supportive of that initiative. I cannot think of anyone in the House who would oppose the issue of advancing security, the rule of law and human rights, something with which we have helped the ministry of justice in Afghanistan. The rule of law and human rights are absolutely fundamental and are things that we certainly support on this side of the House.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193033\" data-originallang=\"en\">On promoting regional diplomacy, the government has not been very effective in this area. We have called for a special envoy for Afghanistan, for the region, to deal with the situation, not just in Afghanistan, Pakistan, et cetera. We encourage the government to do that. That is one component that the government has failed to respond to effectively. We think it is absolutely critical to promote regional diplomacy because the solutions in Afghanistan also lie in Islamabad, Tehran, New Delhi and in other capitals in the region. The only way to deal with that, we believe very strongly on this side of the House, is through a special envoy.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193034\" data-originallang=\"en\">On helping deliver humanitarian assistance, I cannot see anyone in the House who would oppose that position. That is something that we believe is very important and is part of this issue. However, we cannot do these things unless we have a secure Afghanistan. Therefore, the training aspects are very important, but again, alongside the diplomacy and the development.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193035\" data-originallang=\"en\">We are living in a fictionalized world if we believe somehow that we can have those other things without security. Regarding Canada's contributions, having seen it on three different occasions, I know that the men and women are making a difference. We believe it and we believe that this kind of initiative is important,not only for Afghanistan and for the region but also for the security of Canadians at home.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193036\" data-originallang=\"en\">We encourage that but we would also like more details on the specifics of this training aspect. We also want to encourage the government to look at a regional envoy, which we believe for Afghanistan is extremely important, and that will help in the future not only of that country but for ourselves as well.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2193031\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, avant la p\u00e9riode de questions, je parlais de l'apport pr\u00e9cieux des militaires canadiens et des travailleurs humanitaires en Afghanistan. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193032\" data-originallang=\"en\">Au cours du d\u00e9bat sur l'avenir de la mission apr\u00e8s 2001, nous avons abord\u00e9 les trois \u00ab D \u00bb. Le gouvernement a notamment abord\u00e9 l'aspect du d\u00e9veloppement, qui ouvrira l'avenir des enfants afghans. Je ne peux pas imaginer qu'un d\u00e9put\u00e9 puisse s'opposer \u00e0 cette initiative, ni au fait d'accro\u00eetre la s\u00e9curit\u00e9, d'instaurer la primaut\u00e9 du droit et de faire progresser les droits de la personne. Nous avons d'ailleurs aid\u00e9 le minist\u00e8re de la Justice de l'Afghanistan \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard. La primaut\u00e9 du droit et les droits de la personne sont absolument essentiels. Ce sont des choses auxquelles les d\u00e9put\u00e9s de ce c\u00f4t\u00e9-ci donnent certainement leur appui. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193033\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement s'est montr\u00e9 peu efficace dans la promotion de la diplomatie r\u00e9gionale. Nous avons pr\u00e9conis\u00e9 la d\u00e9signation d'un envoy\u00e9 sp\u00e9cial pour l'Afghanistan, pour la r\u00e9gion, qui serait charg\u00e9 de s'occuper de la situation, non seulement en Afghanistan, mais aussi au Pakistan et ailleurs dans la r\u00e9gion. Nous encourageons le gouvernement \u00e0 le faire. C'est l\u00e0 un besoin auquel le gouvernement n'a pas su donner suite efficacement. Il est absolument indispensable, \u00e0 notre avis, de promouvoir la diplomatie r\u00e9gionale, car les solutions aux probl\u00e8mes de l'Afghanistan, il faut aussi les chercher \u00e0 Islamabad, \u00e0 T\u00e9h\u00e9ran, \u00e0 New Delhi et dans d'autres capitales de la r\u00e9gion. Nous, de ce c\u00f4t\u00e9-ci de la Chambre, croyons tr\u00e8s fermement que la seule fa\u00e7on d'y arriver est de nommer un envoy\u00e9 sp\u00e9cial.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193034\" data-originallang=\"en\">En ce qui concerne l'envoi d'aide humanitaire, je ne vois personne ici qui s'y opposerait. Nous estimons que cette forme d'aide est tr\u00e8s importante et qu'elle fait partie int\u00e9grante du processus. C'est cependant le genre de chose qu'on ne peut faire que si la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 est r\u00e9tablie en Afghanistan. Donc, la formation est tr\u00e8s importante, mais concurremment avec la diplomatie et le d\u00e9veloppement.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193035\" data-originallang=\"en\">C'est r\u00eaver en couleur que de penser que ces autres activit\u00e9s sont possibles si la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 n'est pas assur\u00e9e. Quant \u00e0 la contribution du Canada, je sais pour avoir vu les militaires canadiens, hommes et femmes, \u00e0 l'oeuvre \u00e0 trois occasions qu'ils obtiennent des r\u00e9sultats positifs. Nous le croyons et nous croyons aussi que ce genre d'initiative est importante, non seulement pour l'Afghanistan et pour les environs, mais \u00e9galement pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des Canadiens au pays. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2193036\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous sommes en faveur de cela, mais nous aimerions obtenir des pr\u00e9cisions sur les modalit\u00e9s de la formation qui sera offerte. Nous encourageons \u00e9galement le gouvernement \u00e0 songer \u00e0 d\u00e9signer un envoy\u00e9 sp\u00e9cial. Nous estimons que cela est tr\u00e8s important pour l'Afghanistan et que cela pourrait s'av\u00e9rer utile dans l'avenir, non seulement pour ce pays, mais pour le n\u00f4tre aussi.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2010/11/25/bryon-wilfert-2/",
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    "source_id": "3580781",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Business of Supply",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Opposition Motion--Mission in Afghanistan",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2010/11/25/",
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