Mr. Speaker, let me congratulate the member for his efforts as a member of the human rights subcommittee.
Canada encourages the Iraqi government to extend the closure deadline to allow remaining residents sufficient time to take the required steps to seek asylum, and to allow the United Nations Human Rights Council to consider and process applications.
We call on Iraq to meet its obligations under international law. We also want to ensure that Camp Ashraf residents are not forcibly transferred to another country where they could suffer.
I can assure the House that my officials and I will be monitoring the situation very closely.