Mark Eyking at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On October 18th, 2012. See this statement in context.

October 18th, 2012 / 10:25 a.m.

Liberal

Mark Eyking Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

I spent some time in Damascus; I was in Syria a few years ago. It seemed to me very similar to being in Cuba. Everything is kind of held back—the vehicles are older.

For Syrian Canadian citizens, how is the communication? Can they communicate? Can they phone? Is the Internet available? How are they communicating with their loved ones and their relatives back and forth?

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