I think the diaspora, particularly the Canadian diaspora, has been connected to the country and has been helping, and I know you all hear about the remittances. Somalia survived without a state for the last 30 years mainly because the diaspora people have been sending money back. The Canadian diaspora was particularly active, and we have federal members of Parliament at the Somali national and regional levels. There are many Somali Canadians who went back.
The killings of the extremists have been ongoing, and the casualties were always Somali civilians. However, we're hoping the October 14 attack had some sort of a silver lining, in that people are coming together. Somalis are galvanized to stand together against these atrocious killings. Now momentum is building and people are saying that we need to hold politicians accountable and come together. There have been massive rallies inside and outside the country. There was fundraising that occurred here. We have had several events. We had a vigil here at Parliament. The community is coming together, saying that enough is enough and asking if we can now be a little more effective in how we put pressure on those who are leading the country and demand better accountability and better response to human rights issues.
There is a role for the Canadian diaspora, for sure.