Foreign Affairs   minister is talking about giving aid to Burma, one of the most repressive regimes in the world. Will the Prime Minister stand up today and publicly tell his minister that we are not going to give Canadian government aid to Burma or any country like it?

Supply   in Ivanhoe mines in Burma because they happen to be led by one of the most oppressive governments on the face of the earth, perhaps in this century? Did he say that the CPP board should be allowed to invest in tobacco companies and liquor companies? Maybe I misheard him, but surely

Supply   yesterday. Something that appears unethical today might appear ethical in the future or vice versa. I tried to pick some examples. I am not familiar with the particular circumstances of the Ivanhoe mines in Burma. I was attempting to draw the House's attention to the fact

Foreign Affairs   this month to take a stronger stand on Burma, give political and financial support to civil society groups, and seek the unilateral and multilateral enactment of targeted sanctions. I thank the Minister of Foreign Affairs for his strong statement in this regard.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, over the course of the weekend, Nobel Prize laureate and world renowned democracy activist, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, was re-arrested by the military regime in Burma. Just as troubling are reports that over 70 pro-democracy activists were killed by supporters

United Nations Universal Declaration Of Human Rights   speak out do not end up being incarcerated because they have cared to speak about democracy and freedom and the right to self-expression. The member did not address the situations in Vietnam and Burma. He did address the situation in China. In the view of the secretary of state

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific to tell the House whether or not he is aware of any progress that has been made in establishing democracy in Burma. As members know, on May 6 last year the chair of the national league for democracy

Foreign Affairs   and Burma's ruling generals. We have no choice as the Government of Canada but to continue our economic and political measures. We continue to call on Canadian companies not to trade with or invest with the regime until the situation changes.

Iraq   a nuclear war than is Saddam Hussein. Why do we leave it alone? Why do we leave bin Laden alone? He is still free to roam, free to practise terror. Why do we leave alone the regime of the old Burma, Myanmar? Why are we so selective that suddenly we count people, that war is going

The Late William Kempling   be, as we can imagine, one of the first great tests of this young man's life. At the age of 19, Mr. Kempling went on to serve as a flight lieutenant in World War II with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He served in Burma in an exceptional capacity. He was part of a group of soldiers who

Burma  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Bloc Quebecois, I want to emphasize the outstanding courage displayed by the 8,000 or so people who met yesterday in Burma to attend the congress of the leading opposition party against the ruling junta, the National League for Democracy, led

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Canadian soldiers who served in Burma and elsewhere in Southeast Asia in World War II have had to accept the fact that most of these conflicts have been forgotten in the annals of our war effort. While other battles made headlines, the fighting in Burma

Iraq   should we take in dealing with that individual? If we use the scenario that Saddam Hussein is eliminated, and I do not know who would take power because the Iraqi opposition is very fragmented, then do we move on to Zimbabwe, Burma, or wherever? Clearly, taking out states

Iraq   contagious and dangerous the idea of regime change can be. If one starts with Iraq, where does one stop? Does one then go to North Korea? Does one go to Burma? Does one go to Zimbabwe? Does one go to Cuba? It is a very dangerous precedent and it is very important for a country like Canada

Burma  Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out that today is the 50th birthday of an outstanding woman, Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner who is fighting for democracy in her country, Burma. After winning the 1990 elections with an 82 per cent majority, Mrs. Suu Kyi