I think there's no question that when you look at the considerable number of treaties Canada is a signatory to--and I also read with great interest the Senate committee's assessment of Canada's human rights record over the last 40 years--I have to say that the research they've done and the reports they've done are a really compelling testament to the fact that there's an awful lot of work being done in all sorts of areas on human rights in Canada. Arguably, we are going in the right direction. I think, definitely, that Canada, in the scheme of things, is proud of its record on human rights, and I think we have made considerable progress in many areas.
On May 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.