Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Of course. In Canada especially, you have to take into account that there are a lot of newcomers, new Canadians, and that these people have a lot of difficulty with the education system, which, all the same, is a bit rigid with its procedures. Newly arrived parents feel very inti

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I don't have statistics to give you for different groups of children living with disabilities. What I do see, in Canada anyway, is that a good proportion of children with disabilities are not succeeding, and I'm sure it's the same internationally. In Canada, they're at least in s

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  What difference are you talking about, between what and who?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  It's important to be aware of differences and realize that there are cultural and linguistic differences. Do we really do this in the field? I haven't seen it. On the other hand, we can say that there really are cultural differences, differences in culture and education, differ

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Francophone families often turn to English‑language services. Obviously, this results in comprehension issues. Poor comprehension leads to poor service. The service may not necessarily provide exactly what the family wanted for their child.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I can't answer that question.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I don't believe there are legal impediments. I could talk simply about what's happening in Ontario. We have, right now, close to a third of the students in classrooms, who have what we call individual education plans—a third of the students. However, nothing has changed in the cl

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you. Your question was about occupying powers. In international law, any group that has the effective control of a territory has the same obligations to the territory as does a legitimate government, or the state itself, that would normally control the territory. That mean

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes. I think Canada does play a great role, especially with gender-based analysis, which is now mainstream. We have also seen how it is important in terms of the education of children with disabilities, with intersectionalities and so on. I would say that it's also important to

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Inclusive education is an excellent philosophy, if it can be implemented. The issue is the lack of services and resources to make it work. I've heard of situations where children with intellectual disabilities, for example, end up in regular classes. However, they spend time in

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  On the international stage, Canada has two obligations. It must implement the conventions at home and play a major role in international co‑operation. Canada can be a major player in the field of human rights, for the most part. Here's what I see. There are resources for interna

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think that we're still—

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Canada has never given the equivalent of 0.7% of its GDP in international aid. Obviously, the fewer resources that we provide, the less we can implement the programs that we'd like to create.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you. I think there are two things. There's the number. How much of the GNP goes to international development and how much of that goes to education? From what I saw, the part that goes to education is number six out of eight sectors. We know that education should really be

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  You're talking specifically about—