Madam Chair, in answer to the question, I'm pleased to report that the garbage issue was resolved three years ago, almost exactly, through interaction and negotiation between our two governments and through the embassy here. After the private dispute, all acts of recourse were exhausted. You will recall that the Canadian exporter was bankrupt and there was a technical legal issue going on between private parties. Finally, when the two governments were allowed to come to solve the issue, we solved it. So to answer your question, there have been no further repercussions. The Basil agreement is in force, and I'm not aware of any plastic issues in this country from any foreign suppliers, so that is done.
Also, on human rights, I'm happy to report, as well, that Canada continues, through our [Technical difficulty—Editor] agenda, to press quietly behind closed doors—often with like-minded countries—the need to enforce respect for human rights. It's a lot of what we do. I was just at an event yesterday in support of human rights publicly with NGOs and the Commission on Human Rights, which is a body of the Government of the Philippines.
However, the United Nations has signed a joint program on human rights with the Philippines government involving the justice secretary and the foreign secretary. I was at a briefing by the UN just a few days ago, and there are six working groups, including one on violation by police of human rights. There are court cases starting against individual police. This is the big change. The Philippines will be in Geneva in the coming months to face down UPR and other UN Humans Rights Council initiatives.
So they're very much in play and I'm happy to see that the United Nations—of which we are, of course, members—is reinforcing the charge to make sure that people are accountable. In fact, two UN rapporteurs will be visiting the Philippines, which is something that hasn't happened for many years. The government here is opening up to, for example, taking more of a mental health and human rights approach to narcotics difficulties that the country is facing.