Foreign Affairs committee  This issue has been in the centre of our discussions this morning. I think they were very constructive discussions. I don't want to anticipate what our position will be, because it depends on texts that are not yet available, but I think we had a very good common understanding

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much.

Foreign Affairs committee  We are very strongly involved in Sri Lanka. There has been meaningful improvement in the situation, probably linked to the election process. Elections always help in this kind of situation. We were facing very dramatic opposition from the government in relation to a rapid return

Foreign Affairs committee  I sat In Parliament for 25 years.

Foreign Affairs committee  You should add to that the fact that Canada has a meaningful program of resettlement of Karen refugees from Thailand, and an important, even if smaller, program of resettlement of Rohingya refugees from the northwest of Myanmar. Karen refugees and Rohingya refugees represent two

Foreign Affairs committee  I had a chance this morning to discuss this very openly with the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. I believe a bill will soon be introduced in Parliament to reform the refugee-determination system. If asked to do so, the UNHCR will formally express its opinion within the f

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I'm not sure I have my wife's vote.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. First of all, I think it is essential to review development cooperation policies and to implement more effective strategies to avoid forced displacements. In my opinion, there are two key questions. The first concerns adaptation to climate change. We

Foreign Affairs committee  This is a matter for discussion with the Secretary-General.

Foreign Affairs committee  First of all, about Sudan, I think one can say, looking at Sudan today, that there is hope of an improvement in Darfur. There was an agreement between the Government of Sudan and the JEM, the Islamic movement that has an agenda that goes beyond the Darfur question. There was an a

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It's a great pleasure for me to be here. I spent 25 years in my own parliament, so as you can imagine, I feel very much at home attending this committee session. I'm very grateful for your wish to have this dialogue with me. First of all, Cana