Citizenship and Immigration committee  No.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No. Actually we are completely against forced marriages, but we are not against arranged marriages. Most of the cases we've seen have turned out to be successful and good. Sometimes it happens that when you are very young and you fall in love, love is blind. If abuse happens, it

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Certainly, yes, it further traumatizes women. They are very scared because of that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For sure, you should have to get rid of it.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I believe that is not the only way to stop fraud.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Fraud could happen anyway.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think there's a fine line between arranged marriages and forced marriages. In forced marriages women usually don't consent; they are forced to go into a relationship with somebody. But in arranged marriages, the family will find a match with the consent of the bride and the gro

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, we do.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I just want to conclude by saying that while the economy is definitely important to our country, there has to be a balance between financial interest and ensuring that human rights and dignity are accessible to all. Thank you.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Okay. First, we are focusing on reaching the most isolated women in the community. We don't wait for them to come to us. We try to find out where they are and we send our workers. Sometimes we provide the services in the comfort of their home, just as a first step. Also, we h

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you. Madam Chair, honourable members, thank you for the opportunity to be here today. My summation will be focused on the issues of spousal sponsorship and spousal reunification and on violence against women and girls. My presentation is based on more than 24 years of exp

National Defence committee  Thank you for stating that. Actually in my presentation I did mention that we are grateful for Canada's role. Canada is playing a major role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. But I tried to say there is not a real balance between the construction and the combat. Also I mentio

National Defence committee  The source of the problem, as you mentioned, is the poppies. Behind that, there are big warlords and drug lords. I don't think legalization of the poppy will help the illegal use of the poppy. What I mean is that the farmers see very little money from that; they benefit very litt

National Defence committee  I can't start without thanking Dr. Bennett, because she has been a long friend of Afghan women, and she stood beside us while we were struggling under the Taliban. Thank you for that. Thank you for your question. In terms of how to use the money efficiently and effectively, some