Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would reply to the member's question as follows. I personally believe that the results of the election in Slovakia were encouraging for the forces of liberal democracy. Whether the election of women is always encouraging for the future of liberal democrac

Foreign Affairs committee  I will respond to the member's question as follows. I think Canada has a nearly unique position of moral strength and credibility on the global stage. I'm not saying this to be flattering; I genuinely believe it to be true. I think you are seen as a country that has articulated

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Chairman Levitt. It's an unexpected honour to be asked to testify before this important committee. Your staff very usefully provided me with five questions to address. Two of them concern Canada's transatlantic alliances and policies for bolstering the liber