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International Day of Persons with Disabilities Mr. Speaker, Sunday marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The United Nations' theme for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities focuses on Sustainable Development Goals. It is important that we make sustainable development a reality for persons
December 6th, 2023House debate
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, last week, the leader of the Conservative Party said that what happened on the Rainbow Bridge was a terrorist attack. He was hasty and wrong. He misled Canadians and the House when he said that. Again, the Conservative Party is seeking to heckle me as they did my co
December 5th, 2023House debate
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
December 5th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Witnesses, I'd like to ask if you can elaborate a bit upon how poverty accents the challenges around disability and education. I'll open it up to any witness who can give us some detail on this question, so feel free to jump in.
December 5th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee In addition, just as a follow-up, aside from poverty, would you say there are one or two key issues that accentuate the problems when it comes to this study?
December 5th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Thank you. Could I follow up? Would you say that UNRRA will be a key actor in ensuring children with disabilities are receiving proper education in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank?
December 5th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Thank you. I assume my time was paused, so I still have at least a minute left.
December 5th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee I'd like to ask a question about the obligation of occupying powers. There are many instances in which regions of the world, including the occupied Palestinian territories, Ukraine, etc.... There are obligations occupying powers have with respect to the occupied. When it come
December 5th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank all the witnesses for being here today. This is a really important study around disability. It's also a timely study. I'd like to ask some questions around what is in the news today, in particular around conflict, to deepen our understandi
December 5th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Persons with Disabilities Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member opposite for her advocacy and for raising the issue of disability. This is a very important concern. Our government is seized by this issue. Thankfully, this Parliament passed the disability benefit and made it into law. We are worki
December 4th, 2023House debate
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you. I appreciate that comment and testimony. My next question relates to ICJ and the ruling between Azerbaijan and Armenia. How is it being enforced? What role do the different actors have in this? With respect to the ruling being respected by both sides, would any of t
December 4th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Foreign Affairs committee I guess if it's something that you're not familiar with, I'll go to another point. I'm sorry. I was a bit thrown off by the order. I was expecting to go third. Ms. Wistrand, you said that in terms of the groups that were in the Minsk Group—
December 4th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Foreign Affairs committee Can you talk about Georgia and how it would be a positive actor with respect to mediation?
December 4th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Foreign Affairs committee Mr. Chair, I will give the time back to the committee.
December 4th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal
Foreign Affairs committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. If Dr. Fry is having—
December 4th, 2023Committee meeting
Sameer ZuberiLiberal