Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for his question.
I will get back to my colleague on this very specific question regarding the Pratt & Whitney engines to be exported to China.
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Business of Supply May 31st, 2021
Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for his question.
I will get back to my colleague on this very specific question regarding the Pratt & Whitney engines to be exported to China.
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Madam Chair, we have certainly taken note of the fact that the Ontario Superior Court declared it an intentional act.
At this time, we are committed to working with the other four countries that suffered a loss of human life to negotiate compensation for the victims' families with Iran. That process will begin soon.
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Madam Chair, our Prime Minister has spoken to his counterpart, I have spoken to my counterpart, and the Minister of International Development has spoken to her counterpart. We clearly stated that Ethiopia must first tell the Eritrean forces to leave the Tigray region and provide access to the humanitarian aid that the citizens of Tigray—
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Madam Chair, we are taking the accusations of genocide very seriously and Canada is gravely concerned by the reports we have obtained on the situation in Xinjiang.
We have also been very clear that China must provide access to the Xinjiang region to a group of experts to examine the situation and we have reaffirmed that at the G7.
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Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for the question.
We have imposed sanctions on Belarus and we are in the process of considering other sanctions over the act that was just committed with the Ryanair flight and the capture of the Belarusian journalist.
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Madam Chair, to answer the question on the BDS movement, Canada is a steadfast ally and friend to the Palestinian people. However, let me be clear: We condemn BDS.
Canada remains deeply concerned about efforts to isolate Israel internationally. Parliament made its concern about BDS clear in February 2016, when the House voted in favour of a motion to reject this movement.
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Madam Chair, Canada is certainly willing to play a role. It is something we can do as a country that is well respected by other countries. I have contacted my counterparts in Egypt, Jordan, Israel, the United States and the Palestinian Authority to let them know this.
Right now, we are concentrating on humanitarian aid, but, at some point, we will have to try to achieve reconciliation. Canada is ready to play a role in reaching a solution where the two countries can live side by side.
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Madam Chair, I want to very clearly state once again that it is a Criminal Code offence to travel abroad to engage in terrorist activity and that our government takes with the utmost seriousness the threats posed by travelling extremists and returnees of Daesh.
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Madam Chair, what I want to tell my colleague from Montarville is that those children belong to families who are responsible for them. They cannot be separated from their families.
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Madam Chair, we are aware of Canadian citizens are being detained by Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria. We are particularly concerned with cases of Canadian children in Syria. Canadian consular officials are actively engaged with Syrian Kurdish authorities to seek information about these Canadians.
I would like to clarify that it is a Criminal Code offence to travel abroad to engage in terrorist activity. Our government takes with the utmost seriousness the threat posed by travelling extremists and returnees of Daesh.