I think Canadians should also be able to feel the pulse of the Canadian Tamils. They are Canadians here. They do have their close relatives, particularly Catholics, since they are from coastal areas where the present civil war is affecting their relatives. They want to help them, but they're not in a position to help them. That affects them morally. So this problem has to be dealt with both ways--the Canadians here to be freed from that moral stress as well as the citizens back in Sri Lanka to be freed from the war conditions.
On April 1st, 2009. See this statement in context.