Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The short answer is yes. There were concerns. Aung San Suu Kyi herself highlighted some issues of concern—people who were apparently dead who were registered to vote, these sorts of things. One could get into various aspects of the electoral process in each and every one of the

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The signs are very good, in fact, but it remains to be seen exactly how this will play out over the coming year or two. The fact that there was a decent election and that Aung San Suu Kyi, who previously could not be seen in public pictures or images or statements...the country w

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Again, we will see. The movement is really in the right direction on many fronts, but it's a difficult situation. As both my colleague and I have pointed out, this is an impoverished country. It has been under military rule for decades. It has been shut off from much of the world

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Absolutely. This is the concern we have, that there are areas of insurgency, conflict, particularly with the Kachins. It's hard to give you a direct assessment because we don't yet have people on the ground who can travel to these regions and investigate for themselves. This is p

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Mr. Chair, honourable members, thank you for your invitation to speak with you today. I am responsible for the South and Southeast Asia and Oceania bureau at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, which includes the divisions responsible for Canada's bilatera

Foreign Affairs committee  Again, it's hard to know exactly, but it's predominantly Tamil, and we're often talking about 90%.