Canada-China Relations committee  The Five Eyes is an intelligence-sharing operation, but I think the broader issue here is all the various ways in which we can work together in the various forums. Our Five Eyes counterparts are very close allies to us. They share our values. They share our commitment to democracy.

Canada-China Relations committee  We have a very strong intelligence-sharing relationship among Five Eyes partners. They are also strong allies in other regards.

Canada-China Relations committee  Excuse me, Mr. Chair; I am not an expert on the NSICOP, but my understanding is that NSICOP is a committee of Parliament that includes members of Parliament as well as senators.

Canada-China Relations committee  In the declaration of the G7 foreign ministers at the beginning of May, we, along with other G7 foreign ministers, recognized the human rights abuses that are happening in China.

Canada-China Relations committee  We regularly raise with the ambassador to China issues as they arise. We remind the ambassador that Chinese government representatives, like all foreign government representatives, have a duty under international law to respect our laws and regulations and that any kind of activities that do not do that are unacceptable.

Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair, we don't comment on specific diplomatic conversations, but I think it's clear that the messages that need to be conveyed are conveyed to the ambassador when issues like this arise. It's very clear that we have conveyed that Chinese government representatives have a duty under international law to respect our laws and regulations, and that includes the freedom of speech of Canadians.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for that question. The Government of Canada has taken a number of actions vis-à-vis Hong Kong, both in working very closely with our partners in the G7 and in working with key allies. We have also suspended our extradition agreement with Hong Kong, and we carefully review all export permits to Hong Kong and have updated our export controls.

Canada-China Relations committee  We were reviewing our relationship with China at that time. That relationship has evolved a great deal since then.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. As Minister Garneau said, we have not had bilateral military training commitments with China since 2018. It is normal for departments to have discussions on these kinds of issues, but no bilateral military training has taken place with China since then.

Canada-China Relations committee  As the minister said, we have not had any military training exercises.

Canada-China Relations committee  The approach that we had in 2018 was very different. Our approach to our bilateral relationships with China is evolving and has evolved since then. It was a moment at which we were beginning to consider, in the early days post Madam Meng, what the correct path forward should be.

Canada-China Relations committee  What I would say is that we must evolve. We have to assess the situation. We have to evolve our policies. At that moment, we were refraining from cancelling existing bilateral relations. We were quite carefully assessing the situation. This must evolve over time and according to the events taking place.

Canada-China Relations committee  Look, I would say that at the time, in the situation we were in, we were assessing and refraining from cancelling existing commitments until we better understood the situation. Clearly, in 2021, the situation would be different. As you've seen, we have not had any military exercises with China since 2018.

Canada-China Relations committee  I think that question would probably be best posed to my colleagues at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, who follow the numbers very closely. I would just say that the program is designed to provide a pathway for young Hong Kongers to come to Canada. We have such a vibrant people-to-people relationship.

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes. The protection of freedom of expression, the promotion of democracy and the protection of human rights are critical values that guide Canada's foreign policy around the world. They are a key pillar of our foreign policy, and we work very closely with our allies on these issues.