Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the witnesses for being here today. I would like to focus on governance. Mr. Black, you can comment on this. There will be 13 elections coming up in Africa in 2024, to my knowledge. You said that Canada has played a unique role in

Foreign Affairs committee  Certainly. This is the committee of foreign affairs and international development. I would suggest that trade, especially, supports foreign affairs and whatnot. Mr. Kianza, can you explain how economic relations support diplomatic relations and build closer relationships betwe

Foreign Affairs committee  So we have no idea who committed those crimes of sexual violence. Do we have any idea?

Foreign Affairs committee  That's helpful. In terms of UNRWA, just to set the record straight, my understanding on the dates is Mr. Hussen announced that we would be pausing future funding to UNRWA on December 6 and more recently in March. But don't take my dates here. Several weeks ago, if not months, M

Foreign Affairs committee  So we did increase—

Foreign Affairs committee  I'd like to thank the witnesses, Mr. Lévêque and his team, for being here. I would like to touch upon the minister's recent trip to Israel, the West Bank and the region. I took note of a number of tweets and social media posts about some of the accomplishments of the minister's

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Mr. Juneau, I'd like to ask you what we have learned about dealing with people who have a cloud over them, such as these individuals in northeast Syria. What have we learned in the last 20 years about how to deal with these individuals? I think, for example, of what

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to start with Ms. Deif. You raised consular issues in a region of the world that we don't often talk about in this committee and in the public space. It brings me back to the cases of a number of Canadians years ago. These are cases like Maher

Black History Month  Mr. Speaker, February is Black History Month. All year round, but in this month in particular, we highlight the contributions of Black Canadians and Black excellence. In Pierrefonds—Dollard, we have a number of luminaries. Joan Lee is the president of the West Island Black Commu

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for that. In my remaining time, I want to ask you about Canada's presence today over the last eight-plus years with respect to being involved in multilateral organizations like the UN, UNHCR, the G7, the G20, etc., and how that contrasted with the previous governments

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister, for being here today. There is so much happening in the world today. I know that your job is extremely challenging at this time. I recognize that and appreciate what you're doing in these difficult circumstances. Top of mind right now

Foreign Affairs committee  I hope I get that time, Mr. Chair, that 20 seconds.

Foreign Affairs committee  Excellent. I was about to get to the question, but I wanted to thank you for the work you did around Mansour Shouman, who is a Canadian citizen and is now not detained. I know your ministry did a lot. To my question, Mr. Chair, through you, with respect to the challenges that a

Foreign Affairs committee  The conversation around foreign interference has been quite robust. We saw the concerns around Mr. Nijjar's death. That will be going to court. There have also been reports around interference in other areas, including in the Conservative leadership race of 2022 and a nomination

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you.