Foreign Affairs committee  I would just like to add to that point. There's one incident that took place in Toronto. The gentleman called police right away while the person who asked him for money was right in his house. The police reached the house and they advised the person who came to collect money to

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Actually, that is one of the greatest points we have to address right here. The Canadian law has to be re-examined, as Mr. Chandrakumaran said. The flow of communication between the town police and the RCMP has to be more and more, with some kind of actual role takin

Foreign Affairs committee  There are two steps to peace in Sri Lanka. First there should be an end to military violence, and the only way to end military violence is by force. That is my understanding. I have an article from Dr. Michael Radu where he says: Ultimately, Western views and policies vis-à-vi

Foreign Affairs committee  You need to follow the news coming from Sri Lanka, not from the angle of those who want to portray it, but the real news from those who are coming out. There are videos of people just coming out of the area where LTTE is holding these civilians. If you listen to those interviews,

Foreign Affairs committee  The question was raised about the Catholics being hurt in the other parts of Sri Lanka. That is not true. There are Sinhalese who are also Catholic. A large majority of Sinhalese are Catholic, and a large majority of Tamils are also Catholic, and they are living very peacefully i

Foreign Affairs committee  I think there might be a translation problem. What I said was that a large amount of Sinhalese are Catholics and a large amount of Tamils are Catholics.

Foreign Affairs committee  Honourable chairman of the committee, members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you all for giving us this opportunity to share our views on what's happening in Sri Lanka. My name is Hasaka Ratnamalala. I'm a Sri Lankan Canadian. I practised as an attorney at law and