Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for his work on the human rights subcommittee.
On this side of the House, we were dismayed when we found out that Rights & Democracy was fading out of the picture, that it was being de-funded. When we are dealing with a totalitarian regime such as Iran, obviously state entities cannot influence there the way a non-state entity could, or the supports that could have been there. We are losing them.
In place of that, what would the member suggest Canada do in the area of supporting the growth of democracy in that country?