Aung San Suu Kyi  Mr. Speaker, on May 30, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist in the fight for democracy and human rights in Burma, was arrested by the country's military authorities and placed in so-called preventive detention. Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent a number of years

Foreign Affairs   investment in Burma. When will the government decide to provide real help to bring democracy to this country by putting pressure on Canadian companies operating in Burma?

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and I think you would find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: That this House request that the Government of Burma release the Leader of the National League for Democracy and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Committees Of The House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. In this report, the committee looked at the issue of human rights in Burma. The committee recommends to the Parliament

International Human Rights   Neuer, told MPs that “Canada led the resolution that holds Iran to account for its policies of torture, arbitrary arrest and suppression”. Canada spoke out about abuses in Belarus, Burma, North Korea and Uzbekistan but we were missing in action when it came to China's violation

National Defence committee  , well-funded terrorist camps. Al-Qaeda had 3,000 fighters, of course, from at least 13 Arab countries. The Taliban also hosted Islamic extremist groups from Russia, Pakistan, China, Burma, Iran, Central Asia, and several countries of the Far East, all of whom fought for the Taliban

Foreign Affairs committee  , with its 3,000 fighters from 13 Arab countries. There were extremist groups from Russia, Pakistan, China, Burma, Iran, Central Asia, and several countries of the Far East. All of them fought for the Taliban while carrying out their political agendas at home. Afghanistan was the Grand

International Trade committee  I haven't heard many complaints about the lack of adequate service. We've always had compliments about our trade commissioners in the field and we have decent trade commissioner representation in most of the ASEAN markets. Of course, Laos, Cambodia, and Burma are off the map

International Trade committee   as they adjust. There is also the fact that in every country touched by globalization--there are only two or three that aren't, and we wouldn't want to live in any of those two or three, like Burma or North Korea--a share of the population is always left behind, and there is the question

Citizenship and Immigration committee   of Karen refugees from Burma who have spent years in refugee camps. Great care was taken during the selection process to prevent family separation. Yet private sponsors are being approached to bring family members from other camps. These family members are also refugees, and sponsoring

Burma  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and it has to do with the regime in Burma. Perhaps the minister is aware that there was a group demonstrating its concern earlier this day on Parliament Hill. The regime in Burma is truly one of the most despicable

National Defence committee   backbone when it comes to human rights in places like China and Burma, and I would think that improving this agreement would be entirely consistent with this government's stance.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   look at international fronts. What raises even further alarm bells is its incredible behaviour in Darfur, as was mentioned. It's in Burma, in North Korea, and in Sudan. The list keeps on going. I also mentioned this once in committee, and I think the Canadian Labour Congress may

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   a debate. We think it would be important to establish parameters for this kind of dialogue. We think that would be useful in the case of China, but also in the case of a number of other countries, some of which have been mentioned, such as Burma, for example. That would make

United Nations Universal Declaration Of Human Rights   trading with Burma, many other countries like the United States, Japan, Australia and the Asian countries have been trading with Burma. It is very difficult for us to unilaterally impose sanctions on Burma. On many occasions we continue to speak out against the human rights situation