Is there a way to make a special provision, then, to acknowledge the unique circumstances the Yazidi women and girls face, and the genocide that is going on, to overcome these various rules that exist, which say they are not part of the categories that could be considered? I think, at the end of the day, what we need to do is find a way to overcome these barriers, to acknowledge the urgency that very much exists. I don't think anybody around the table would say that this is not a vulnerable group that we must act for as best we can. Knowing that Canada can't do it all, surely we can do more than we've been doing so far.
On July 18th, 2016. See this statement in context.