Hon. Yoine Goldstein:

Honourable senators, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity will host the Caravane de la tolérance, the Tolerance Caravan, in room 256S, Centre Block two weeks from this coming Monday. It is on March 31, 2008, the first day the Senate comes back.

This event takes place as part of the group's effort to mark the fourteenth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide that takes place the following week.

The caravan is a project of La Fondation de la tolérance, the Tolerance Foundation, a Montreal-based charitable endeavour. The foundation seeks to raise awareness about the destructive impact of discrimination and to encourage the growth of tolerance between different cultural communities. The caravan, which has both English and French versions, consists of a multimedia exhibition that travels to high schools across the country to explore the concepts of prejudice, discrimination, genocide and tolerance with Canada's young people.

Two trained hosts also accompany the display to help youth learn that natural diversity in society is good, and that only tolerance can ensure the survival of mixed communities throughout the world.

As Chair of the all-party parliamentary group, and as former Co-President of La Fondation de la tolérance, I invite each honourable senator to drop in to Room 256S at some point on Monday, March 31, to see the caravan for themselves. We will also host a special reception for parliamentarians that evening. I hope honourable senators can come for the reception as well.

Since few honourable senators are present today and since many of them will forget, I will take the liberty of sending everyone an email to remind them to reserve a period of time in the course of Monday, March 31, to take a look at the Tolerance Caravan, to see what our young people are being taught and to show solidarity with this charitable and human effort that is so important for all Canadians.

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