Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank Mr. Aboultaif for his really fine questions. I don't think you'll see much daylight between our questioning and Mr. Aboultaif's.
I want to mention four areas. The first is minority rights, following up on on his questions. The second is targeted sanctions and the change in the sanctions regulations. The third is the regional conflict and the effect that could have on stability in Syria. The last is on mobility of people.
On minority rights, I think it would be important for this committee to say that we have zero tolerance for the infringement of minority rights in any country, including Canada and Syria. We have grave concerns. Improvement is good, but I think zero tolerance is better. That's just a statement.
What are we as a Canadian government doing to ensure the rights of the Druze, the rights of Alawite, and the rights of the Kurdish people, who have fought and given their lives for us in their fight against terrorism in the region, as well as Christians? Could you elaborate a little bit more on that, please?