Mr. Speaker, yesterday marked the final day in the year-long extension of Burmese Nobel Laureate, honorary Canadian citizen and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's five-year prison sentence. Today should have marked the first day of her renewed freedom. However, Burma's ruling junta has manufactured new charges on the eve of her release. Canada renews its calls upon General Than Shwe to unconditionally release Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Burmese junta's repressive policies have led to untold death and misery and created a refugee crisis in the neighbouring countries.
Canada strongly condemns the Burmese junta on the violation of basic human rights of the Burmese people.