Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Ambassador Rae. I'm pleased to hear that you're happy to return to the committee again in the future. There are many issues, and it has taken a while to book you. Anyway, I will leave that there. We welcome you back again.
I want to start by asking about genocide recognition. We know that when the House of Commons recognizes a genocide, it doesn't necessarily mean that the Government of Canada recognizes that genocide, nor does it mean that it's advocating for that recognition internationally.
Your office could play an important role advocating for genocide recognition in certain cases on the world stage, but there have been a number of recent cases of genocide recognition in the House on which the government has not commented either way. I want to ask you about certain specific instances, whether your office is advocating for broader international recognition of those genocides and what the position of the Government of Canada is.
Let's start with the Tamil genocide at the end of the Sri Lankan civil war. Does the Government of Canada regard this as a genocide and is your office advocating for broader genocide recognition?