Foreign Affairs committee  I do not believe that it did in the last session. Every few years each country is dealt with on a very intense basis on the review of its human rights. I don't believe Egypt has been on the schedule this year. We can certainly look at that and move it forward. Also on the UN fro

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  We do believe there is a threat posed to Israel and other countries in the Middle East by Iran and its pursuit of a nuclear capability. The exact timing of when that point is I think is a matter experts disagree about. But it is a severe enough matter that all countries are tryin

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The president, in his comments, is always very careful to characterize Israel. He doesn't talk about Jews or the Jewish people. And the Iranian government, in countering the accusations of anti-Semitism and being anti-Israel, points to the fact that its Jewish community is treate

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The resolutions that we have put forward before the United Nations General Assembly have consistently talked about the rights of women, and we've advocated for those rights through that resolution. We do not have active programs working with civil society in Iran, so we have not

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The allegations of fraud in the June 12 presidential elections are very serious, and we have encouraged the Iranian authorities to conduct a full and transparent investigation to ensure that the votes of all Iranians were counted. At the same time, Canada has made it clear that w

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Iran recognizes three minority religions. Judaism is one, Christianity is the second, and Zoroastrianism is the third. These are officially recognized religions in the Iranian constitution, and each of these religious communities has a specific member of the Iranian Majlis to rep

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations does not have sections in it for dual citizenship, and that's part of the problem we've been facing with Canadian-Iranians—with Mr. Bahari, with Ms. Kazemi—because there is no requirement under international conventions for states to re

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I myself have not dealt with any Baluchi ethnic organizations in Canada, but in all our contacts with the Iranians on human rights issues, and in the resolutions we have put forward before the UN Security Council, we have called for respect for minority rights—cultural and lingui

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Okay. On the freezing of assets, I understand that's what the act before Parliament will be addressing. So that's for policy-makers to provide us with policy to enforce.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  That, sir, is for you to decide and for me to carry out.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There are asset freezes that have been put forward under the UN Security Council for the designated individuals.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. On the issue of incitement to genocide, Canada delivers on its obligations to both prevent and punish genocide by criminalizing the crime of genocide under domestic law, thus enabling domestic prosecution in Canadian courts where there is both jurisdiction and evidence to

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  China is part of the P-5 plus one group that's looking at the unified approach to dealing with the question of Iran's nuclear program. It has a very strong commercial bilateral relationship with Iran and is looking increasingly as an investor in the country. That being said, it t

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The Department of Foreign Affairs, on its website, has travel advisories for all countries in the world. The Iranian travel advisory includes—this is my recollection, and it's been a while since I've looked at it—reference to the fact that Iran does not recognize dual citizenshi

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'm not entirely sure, but I believe not. They will be seen on arrival. The Canadian passport has the place of birth and it will say somewhere in Iran, and the Iranians will request that an Iranian travel document be provided. That's my understanding.