Evidence of meeting #31 for Subcommittee on International Human Rights in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was diaspora.
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Acting Chairperson, Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations
There are 20 companies in total in Eritrea doing mining. Four are Canadian companies. I can forward the names of the companies. I do not have them available.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Scott Reid
I'd appreciate that.
This must include companies that are doing mining exploration and aren't actually setting up mines, per se. They're not actually conducting extraction at this point, I'm guessing.
Acting Chairperson, Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations
I can commit to sending you the details of the work they do.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Scott Reid
Okay. I'd really appreciate that very much. That would be very helpful to us.
Colleagues, you've been very good at letting this go much later than I think we've ever gone in the past. I am grateful to you.
I'm grateful as well to both of our witnesses for attending and as well as to the members of the audience. You've been very flexible. I know the room got changed on you. You've been most accommodating to us. We are grateful that you were able to adjust to all of the oddities that the Canadian parliamentary system imposes.
Thank you very much.
Acting Chairperson, Coalition of Eritrean Canadian Communities and Organizations
Thank you.