I think I mentioned that I've spent the last three months in London, England, and I came back just for this hearing and will be returning there. Coming from London, I can tell you from personal contacts, including with a number of international NGOs, that there are government and media people—and I'm not going to exaggerate the number—for whom the reputation of Canada and Rights and Democracy is going down. The latter is what hurts me. People who are concerned are aware of the centre internationally, though not everyone is. I don't want to distort this. However, those who are concerned about human rights abroad are very much aware of the history of the centre and its particular role. What's happening to it has literally spread throughout the globe now, among the NGO community and governments, including Scandinavian governments and others who are sensitive on human rights matters, and there is very real concern.
On April 13th, 2010. See this statement in context.