Mr. Speaker, on March 18, critical negotiations will resume in New York within the United Nations on the arms trade treaty. I commend our government and thank the Prime Minister that our government has been supportive of this treaty but ask why we have taken the strange position that corruption should not be an essential criterion in deciding if an arms trade should go forward. We know from Transparency International that corruption is rife in the arms trade industry, and I ask the Prime Minister if we can change our position and work for a stronger treaty.
", "fr": "Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, le 18 mars, des n\u00e9gociations tr\u00e8s importantes vont reprendre aux Nations Unies, \u00e0 New York, au sujet du Trait\u00e9 sur le commerce des armes. Je f\u00e9licite notre gouvernement et je remercie le premier ministre de l'appui du gouvernement \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard de ce trait\u00e9, mais je me demande pourquoi nous avons adopt\u00e9 cette \u00e9trange position selon laquelle la corruption ne devrait pas constituer un crit\u00e8re essentiel au moment de d\u00e9cider si une vente d'armes devrait avoir lieu. Selon l'organisme Transparency International, la corruption est florissante dans le commerce des armes. Je demande donc au premier ministre s'il est possible de revoir notre position et de travailler en vue d'un trait\u00e9 plus strict.
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