Let me say that it's been very encouraging to me, having been involved in this effort now for a little more than two years, to see the interest you have shown in Hong Kong and Jimmy Lai, and the growing sense that this is becoming an important issue, not just because you have so many Canadians living in Hong Kong and so many Hong Kong residents in Canada, but also because of the importance that Canada attaches in its foreign relations to addressing human rights issues.
Canada can join in what we hope will be a chorus of countries in supporting Hong Kong and take an important leading role if it's interested and willing in doing so, and I hope it will be.
There is a lot of room to join this effort and we hope that this hearing and other work you are all doing will help contribute to that.