Mr. Speaker, regarding the ceasefire, the two parties have reaffirmed their commitment to peace by strengthening the mandate and capacity of the Sri Lankan monitoring authority.
While progress made to date has been impressive there remains a long way to go before a lasting peace can be achieved. Canada continues to support the process through ongoing humanitarian aid, and support to the Forum of the Federations is being made available to both sides in order to find models of federalism that work practically around the world.