Below are links to debates that took place in the House of Commons [38th Parliament] that were of relevance to the Arab world. Starting from February 7, 2005.

• Hon. Pierre Pettigrew, Minister of Foreign Affairs - Speech to the House of Commons - Budget 2005

Highlighting Canada's foreign policy plan for 2005
http://webapps.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/minpub/Publication.asp?publication_id=382190&language=E (February 24, 2005)

• Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Motion to amend the Agreement not to include good produced in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. An issue pushed for extensively by NCCAR
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/053_2005-02-09/han053_1510-e.htm (February 9, 2005)

• Middle East

Ceasefire signed between Israel and Palestine
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/052_2005-02-08/han052_1405-e.htm (February 8, 2005)

Creating stable Palestinian state
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/053_2005-02-09/han053_1455-e.htm (February 9, 2005)

Requesting substantial financial commitment to Palestine
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/055_2005-02-11/han055_1110-e.htm (February 11, 2005)

The Lebanon/Syria question
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/056_2005-02-14/han056_1440-e.htm (February 14, 2005)

• Lebanon/Rafik Hariri

http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/058_2005-02-16/han058_1410-e.htm (February 16, 2005)

http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/059_2005-02-17/han059_1400-e.htm (February 17, 2005)

http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/059_2005-02-17/han059_1405-e.htm (February 17, 2005)

• Foreign Affairs

The Lebanon/Syria question
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/059_2005-02-17/han059_1415-e.htm (February 17, 2005)

The Lebanon/Syria question
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/060_2005-02-18/ques060-E.htm (February 18, 2005)

Middle East peace process
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/060_2005-02-18/han060_1140-e.htm (February 18, 2005)

The Lebanon/Syria question
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/062_2005-02-22/han062_1450-e.htm (February 22, 2005)

• Somalia

Elections held in Somalia
http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/051_2005-02-07/han051_1410-e.htm (February 7, 2005)