Bob Rae: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird spoke during the debate, which started just after 6:30 p.m ET Tuesday. , according to Huffington Post. Liberal foreign affairs critic Bob Rae, who requested the debate, as well as NDP foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar led the opposition's questions. MPs held an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Canada's role in Syria amid renewed concerns about chemical weapons and Israel's involvement in the civil war that has created a growing refugee crisis as people flee the conflict. "The only way to end the suffering of the Syrian people is through a political solution to this crisis," Baird said Tuesday evening. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.