Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Sitting here listening to your description of the Dalai Lama's middle-of-the road approach and when you consider that 1.2 million have died, it certainly speaks well of the total philosophy within your country, and particularly of the Dalai Lama.
To the chair, I don't think we should underestimate the request or suggestion we heard earlier about a motion of support for the position of the Dalai Lama. There are certain subtleties that have to come into play, and I appreciate listening here to the messaging that came through on that.
We've spoken in this committee in regard to the fact that the Olympics are going to occur in China and that this may open some doors. To be brief and to the point, China, to say the least, does not have a commendable human rights record. When you consider what happens in Tibet, to the Falun Gong, and in our case we have a Canadian, Mr. Celil, over there, it is of grave concern to us.
When I think in terms of Hong Kong and Taiwan and the fact that they have a fragile relationship with this government now, perhaps that's the best you can truly hope for. It's almost a rhetorical question.