Thank you very much.
Similarly to what Mr. Bergeron is concerned about, I am confused by the position that Canada appears to be taking.
We have recent knowledge and confirmation of what was going on in Tigray in November in terms of the human rights abuses now being admitted by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and by the President of Ethiopia. We've also had ongoing calls by other countries, such as by the United States and by the European Union in particular, publicly demanding the withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Tigray.
The Canadian government, however, doesn't seem to agree with that position. As recently as this week, Minister Gould, when asked whether Canada would follow the U.S. and the EU in demanding the withdrawal of the Eritrean troops, said that the federal government prefers to take a backroom approach and talked about humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia.
I am wondering, in view of the comments by the European Union saying that Eritrean soldiers are fuelling the conflict, reportedly committing atrocities and exacerbating ethnic violence, why Canada would take a different view from that, and whether this is exactly the case.
I'd like to understand that a little bit.