Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Scarborough—Agincourt for her strong advocacy on this issue.
We have been following, as a government, the deteriorating situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. This is a situation that also impacts Armenian Canadians. Earlier this morning, I announced that Canada is providing $2.5 million to the Red Cross to provide food, emergency health care, protection services and other essential life-saving assistance to more than 60,000 refugees caught in Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.
We continue to call on Azerbaijan to respect the ceasefire, ensure humanitarian access and protect civilians.