Foreign Affairs committee Thank you very much. I want to welcome our two witnesses for our second panel. We have by video conference Julienne Lusenge, president and co-founder, and director of the Fund for Congolese Women. Also here joining us this afternoon we have Yvette Yende-Ashiri, research co-ordinator, University of Ottawa.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee If we can have you provide remarks for about seven minutes, that would be fantastic. Please go ahead and then we'll move to Ms. Yende-Ashiri.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you. Unfortunately I have to cut things off there because our other witnesses are here. Gentlemen, I want to thank the three of you for being here and providing such compelling testimony today. These are not easy issues. I thank you for your passion and for taking the time to join us.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you, Professor Kapenda. I'm sorry, but I need to cut you off there. We have one last questioner. MP Vandenbeld, please.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you, Professor Kapenda. My other colleague has a quick question to ask. Please go ahead.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you. I'm going to have to move to the next question. Hopefully, you'll get a chance to answer then. MP Duncan, the floor is yours.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you. MP Saini, go ahead, please.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Professor Kapenda, I'm going to have to ask if you can wrap up in the next minute. I do want to leave time for questions. We're unfortunately rushed. We do have your comments, which we will get translated and distribute. If you can wrap up, then we can have members ask questions.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you. Let's go right into questions. MP Aboultaif, go ahead, please.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you very much. For the record, your remarks are online, and we'll make sure that they're redistributed again to all of the members. We do have your whole statement online. Professor Kapenda, we also have a copy of your remarks that have been distributed. If you want to summarize those, that would be good, and then we can go into questions.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Good afternoon, everybody. I'm going to call this meeting to order. We have guests with us today who will provide testimony for our study on the situation in Somalia, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our guests today are here specifically on the situation in the DRC.
November 28th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee I want to thank you again. This is the second opportunity I've had to sit with you today. It's not that we can ever relate to members of Parliament from different parties disagreeing with each other. When we sit around a table it's always unanimous.
November 26th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee There we go, I was waiting for the laugh. It's wonderful to have such a spirited and vibrant engagement with you. It's very meaningful to the study that we're doing and I think generally the importance of the parliamentarian-to-parliamentarian relationship is on full display around this table this afternoon.
November 26th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Please.
November 26th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you very much. We have one more question—
November 26th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair