Thank you for that question.
I think there are tremendous opportunities for collaboration and partnership between the local community in Montreal and internationally with Rwanda and Rwandans.
There is an amazing organization in Montreal, Page Rwanda, that has been doing tremendous work. They collaborate extensively with the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies in Montreal. I am myself a graduate of Concordia University and have had the opportunity to collaborate with them on various projects. But there is an issue still with funding. Canada being the country that it is, a country of international human rights and respect for human rights and support in different capacities, I think more could be done by way of funding to support wonderful organizations such as Page Rwanda.
I have to mention that this is a very sensitive topic. There are very many women in the local community in Canada and internationally who are not ready to speak about their own experiences. It's not even just the women, but young people who survived or are victims in terms of having become fruits of atrocities.
I think with more funding and more community and government support, a sort of private-public partnership between Canada and what is happening on the ground, more could be done. We realize that we can have amazing ideas and amazing projects, but normally funding is needed for such things. I've seen that happening, but I think with more collaboration....
I'm very delighted that the Parliament of Canada is discussing this issue. It shows how committed Canada is. As I mentioned, I'm very proud to be a citizen of this country. The commitment is there, so we can work together with what's happening on the ground and with research institutions to do more.