Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Craig, for appearing here today and assisting our committee with our study of the human rights being violated in Honduras.
To begin, as an MP from British Columbia I would like to express my appreciation for the Justice Education Society and the excellent work they are doing in my home province. The young women's civic leaders program, which aims to promote and encourage the full participation of young women in civic, political, and community life, seems to hold great promise.
Of course the problems and challenges facing young women in Honduras are far different from those facing people living in B.C. Judicial independence is a vital complement of liberal democracy. How can developed nations with mature legal cultures of independence help countries or groups trying to establish such a culture in their own countries?