Prime Minister Harper did not attend the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Sri Lanka because of the country's poor human rights record. Some close Canadian allies, including Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, chose to attend.
In your view, what was the effect of the decision by Prime Minister Harper, and the prime ministers of India and Mauritius, not to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting? What is your assessment on the impact of British Prime Minister David Cameron's efforts to call attention to continuing impunity in Sri Lanka in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting?