Mr HOLLIS(1.12 p.m.) —I was pleased to participate in this important conference in Canada. As other speakers have mentioned, the conference was held against the background of the unfortunate situation at the Japanese embassy in Lima, Peru. All the delegates were very aware of this as were, of course, the delegates from Peru. Indeed, one of the Peruvian delegates had been at the embassy earlier that evening and had just left. Had he not left when he did, he could well still be in that building. That was a very salient reminder to us—with the Peruvian delegation there and with the resolution being passed about terrorism. But it really did bring it home to us all very much.

I particularly congratulate the leader of the delegation, the Speaker of the parliament. I thought he very ably led the delegation. We did not have a lot of time to prepare for it because it was announced just before the House rose. We missed out on some of the briefings and meetings usually held before overseas delegations. That was more than amply made up for by the extensive briefing papers from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. I also congratulate the delegation secretary, Peter Gibson, and indeed the Clerk of the House, who also assisted. All these people made a very valuable contribution, as did all members of the delegation.

The member for Moore (Mr Filing) was a little modest in his presentation. He made a very significant presentation on an issue I know he feels very strongly about. I have heard him speak about this issue before in the chamber. He made a significant contribution on the subject of drug trafficking and money laundering. I shared a table with the honourable member for Moore, and a Canadian mountie was there who was also involved in this area. They had a very interesting exchange, brought about by the significant contribution of the member for Moore.

My contribution was on human rights, which I suppose is not surprising to people in this House because I seem to speak on that almost as much as I do on shipping. I do not know if my contribution was as meaningful as that of the member for Moore; nevertheless, it is on the public record there and it was a contribution I was pleased to make.

I would also like to comment on the hospitality of the hosts. The conference was held in the beautiful city of Vancouver. They tell me it is ringed by mountains, but unfortunately we did not see them because all the time we were there the beautiful mountains were shrouded in fog. But I did get a glimpse of the mountains on the last day.

Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER (Mr Nehl) —Order! It being 1.15 p.m., in accordance with standing order 102C the time for consideration of committee and delegation reports has concluded.