Afghanistan committee   of the NDS were not going to be subjected to torture or abuse, as outlined in the TFSO. The task force standing order is very clear on that.

Human Resources committee   challenged with. How do we provide services to these people, and frankly, how do we deal with poverty reduction strategies day to day? The National Council of Welfare, in its recent pre-budget submission, was very clear as to what needs to be done to have poverty reduction

Human Resources committee  Again on that note, most of the remarks of the Auditor General are a reflection of the Department of Indian Affairs, which has little impact on us. Indian Affairs makes their position very clear: their responsibility is first nations and Inuit. As I said, the Métis are still

Human Resources committee   they. From my perspective, I think if the federal government wants to transfer money to the province for housing, it should make a clear distinction of some targets that it has to measure against the Métis people. Those are my tax dollars you are using, too. So as I said, I'd love

Afghanistan committee  Okay, I asked just so we're clear on that. What I also heard you say was that in your experience, while there was a receptivity to training within the prison system within Afghanistan and within policing, and so on, which we've been engaged in, you didn't find the same

Status of Women committee  , its procurement and communications policies, to promote this. For example, in the United States, when there was a lot of emphasis on affirmative action, there were very clear targets and questions in procurement policies. In theory the federal contractors program has reporting

Afghanistan committee  So in spite of not really visiting with any of these prisoners, the recognition that we wanted to improve the transfer agreement was there. Since that point in time, in your visits, there has been no clear evidence of...

Afghanistan committee  Okay, I just wanted to be clear, because I'm not used to this line of questioning.

Afghanistan committee  Thank you, Mr. Dewar. Your time is up. We'll come back to the government side. Before we do, as a prerogative of the chair, I want to ask something. You mentioned the 15-minute visits you had with prisoners and that there really was no clear evidence of torture, although

Afghanistan committee  I and others have raised with a number of different officials over the years the possibility of having other partners, in terms of who ultimately houses Canadian-transfered detainees. I do not report to the military. I have my own chain of command. We made it very clear during

Status of Women committee   to the community and I am glad that I did. So what is needed? I'm sure I'm not the first person to mention child care. We need to facilitate the recognition of foreign credentials. Although we recognize the government has made steps, it's clear we need further movement in this direction

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Yaro. Good afternoon, everyone. Our message is clear. How can Julie think about a career as a water quality technician or a food technologist if she doesn’t know these occupations exist in the first place? Last September the Canadian Council of Technicians

Afghanistan committee  , and unlike Dutch and British forces operating in RC south, Canadian Forces made it clear from the outset that their oversight and responsibility for Canadian-captured detainees ceased upon transfer or release. From my perspective, the time it took to draft and consummate the supplemental

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, a bill concerning matrimonial real property was introduced in the other place today. The bill corrects a clear inequality that exists for those living on reserves by granting basic rights and protections, which all other Canadians enjoy, in the event

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, most Canadians do not know that the basic protections they enjoy in the event of a relationship breakdown do not exist on reserves. This bill seeks to correct that clear inequality. Countless Canadian and international reports are critical of Canada for not taking