Ms. Amy Avis at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On April 19th, 2023. See this statement in context.

April 19th, 2023 / 6:55 p.m.

Chief of Emergency Management and General Counsel, Canadian Red Cross

I think we're actually aligned. I think we both submitted that an express humanitarian carve-out is something we would all want. I think we're aligned that we need to systematize neutral and impartial humanitarian assistance.

I think the Canadian Red Cross is subject to domestic Canadian laws and is unable to operate in Afghanistan, and this bill is a reasonable step forward.

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