Foreign Affairs committee  You mentioned the amount we've invested for the strategy. Do you expect there to be a return on investment for that?

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Rock spoke about Canada being bold again on the international stage. He spoke about the ICC, land mines and the human security agenda. Do you want to share any comments on how you think we can lean forward as a country?

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. I want to ask you two questions. I hope that in the next minute and a half you could answer both of them. You talk about language competency. When I travel overseas, I always make it a point to visit our diplomatic missions whenever possible. I have noted that in Ca

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Can I ask you this? I just want to get a bit of precision regarding some answers for the testimony. The breaking news is that the prime ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, all three prime ministers, called for urgent international efforts toward a sustainable ceasefir

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I've been told that U.N. agencies were quite robust, assisting and very much present on the ground, in particular for persons with disabilities in education. Was that your experience? Did you find there was a stronger presence within Syria as compared with other conflicts?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  You, personally, are a very high performer—

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thirty seconds.... Do you have any closing thoughts?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I'd like to thank all the witnesses for being here and for your testimony and Mr. Lake and the committee for making this study possible. Disability is an extremely important subject, as is education, and ensuring that all people who have a disability can receive a dignified educ

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Mr. Chair, I have other meetings after this.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. The use of French is growing around the world, particularly in Africa. How does our ability to express ourselves in French in our diplomatic and trade dealings influence our international relations and commitments?

Foreign Affairs committee  With respect to Africa, do you have any specific ideas about how we could become more involved on that continent?

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Mr. Devlen, I have 90 seconds remaining. In your opening remarks, you said that Canada should be engaged with multilateral organizations. It's not that we aren't already, but you were indicating that we should consider other engagements or thickening other engageme

Foreign Affairs committee  I'd like to thank all the witnesses for being here. I'll begin with Mr. Théberge. Thank you for your testimony. You said that Acadians ought to have more of a presence in our diplomacy, which is something I find very interesting. It's a good idea. Canada is an officially bilin

Persons with Disabilities  Madam Speaker, I would like to again thank the member opposite for her advocacy. We are moving quickly on historic investments and measures. The legislation, Bill C-22, which is now law, requires that we consult with the community in a fulsome fashion, and we are doing so. It r

Persons with Disabilities  Madam Speaker, I would start off by thanking the member for Port Moody—Coquitlam for her advocacy for the disability community. Since 2015, our government has worked tirelessly to lift millions of Canadians out of poverty. This includes persons with disabilities. We know that