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Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Thank you, Chair Levitt, Vice-Chairs Sweet and Hardcastle, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights. On behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I thank you for the opportunity to discuss with you today the human rights situation
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
Dr. Aykan Erdemir
Finance committee at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which is a Washington, D.C, based think tank devoted to national security and foreign policy. I also work closely with the Canadian Coalition Against Terror, a non-profit organization comprising Canadians terror victims, counterterrorism
April 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Sheryl Saperia
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Thank you very much. Chairman Levitt, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify. It's a really great honour to be testifying with Payam, whose courageous work I greatly admire. I applaud the committee for holding Iran to account for its poor h
May 1st, 2018Committee meeting
Mark Dubowitz
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Professor Payam Akhavan, co-founder of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, and, in person, Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Professor Akhavan, if you begin with your opening remarks, we'll then move to Mr. Dubowitz, and then proceed straight
May 1st, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair Liberal
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee prosecuted for appealing for peace, which I'm sure we will hear about today. We have two witnesses today. By video conference from Washington, we have Aykan Erdemir, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and from Memorial University in St. John's, Professor Mehmet
April 26th, 2018Committee meeting
The Chair Liberal
Finance committee Thank you, Mr. MacDonald. The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Ms. Saperia.
April 16th, 2018Committee meeting
The ChairLiberal
Finance committee , “know your customer”, process. Three, Bitcoin is used for money laundering and terrorist financing. In reality, the use of Bitcoin for illicit activities is minimal. A recent study by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance states
March 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Jonathan Hamel
Citizenship and Immigration committee Good morning, distinguished members of the committee. On behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank focused on national security and foreign policy, thank you for inviting me to appear before you today. My comments will focus exclusively
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
Sheryl Saperia
Citizenship Act to prove me wrong. A witness from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Sheryl Saperia, said, I would just add, though, that language is the key to success in a new country, so I would never want to impose unduly high standards, but you do want to encourage new citizens
June 12th, 2017House debate
Michelle RempelConservative
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee I call to order the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. We have with us in the room today Mark Dubowitz from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Welcome, Mr. Dubowitz. As well by video
May 5th, 2015Committee meeting
The Chair Conservative
Citizenship Act views. Ms. Sheryl Saperia, director of policy for Canada for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies does not believe the provision should be repealed. In committee testimony, she stated that in cases where the crime is not just a crime under the Canadian Criminal Code but a crime
June 16th, 2016House debate
Bob SaroyaConservative
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee , by the Government of Burma, and by the Government of Sudan, among others. It would be of profound, symbolic, and practical importance for the Canadian government to designate the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij Force for their human rights abuses. On behalf of Foundation for Defense
May 13th, 2014Committee meeting
Mark Dubowitz
Citizenship and Immigration committee Thank you. Ms. Sheryl Saperia, director of policy for Canada, Foundation for Defense of Democracies. You have seven minutes, please.
April 19th, 2016Committee meeting
The ChairLiberal
Citizenship and Immigration committee Thank you for inviting us here today. I am pleased to testify on this important bill in my capacity as director of policy for Canada with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and adviser to the Canadian Coalition Against Terror. Like other democracies, Canadian society has
April 16th, 2013Committee meeting
Sheryl Saperia
Iran Accountability Week foreign affairs subcommittee, such as Mark P. Lagon, president of Freedom House, and the leaders of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Mark Dubowitz and Ali Alfoneh. This year's Iran Accountability Week and our take note debate this evening may be said to occur at a most
May 5th, 2015House debate
Irwin CotlerLiberal