Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Colmenares, for being here today.
First of all, I found most of your testimony very troubling when you indicated the innocent children being murdered, possibly coincidentally, and then the police not taking an active interest in apprehending or bringing to justice those who may have been responsible for it.
I want to focus on two primary areas. One is the political reality, and the other is the religious. I understand you're part of the coalition that is government right now, so I'm assuming that your party is not experiencing any overt oppression, or is that, in fact, the case?
Second, in terms of religious freedom, our government is very concerned about promoting religious freedom not only in Canada, but internationally, and that includes the right for someone to change their religion or convert. Have there been improvements in terms of the religious freedoms that are being allowed in the Philippines, or do you see an actual increase in crackdown, especially as we're leading up the 2013 elections?