We're not asking Canada to stop trading with the Philippines; in fact, we encourage Canada. However, there have to be human rights guidelines, and it also cannot militarize its relationship.
We're so proud of Canada. I work for a humanitarian organization. We are very impressed with Canada's DART program on disaster response during super typhoon Haiyan. When Marcos was overthrown, we actually encouraged Canada to start supporting the Philippines to rehabilitate its bankrupt economy. Canada is also well known for its contribution to development aid and to promoting small businesses and so on.
The Indo-Pacific strategy created a tension where support to the military—and the excuse is China—becomes the predominant concern in dealing with the Philippines.
When you look at our Canadian embassy talking about how great the government is and emphasizing the trade relationship without even mentioning—as Cristina was saying—the human rights violations that are continuing.... Corruption continues. You cannot have trade when the institution, the structure of the country, remains the same all the way from the time when the father of Marcos—