Canada-Ukraine Relations  , Burma and Iran, that are engaged in supporting the Putin regime. I would add my voice to those who are saying we need to strengthen our sanctions regime and hold anti-democratic actors accountable while fortifying our own strength to support the people of Ukraine.

Committees of the House   for. These two regimes have been steadily increasing their co-operation, sharing technology and offering each other various other forms of strategic support. Meanwhile, the people of Burma are fighting for their freedom. Following a military coup, the dissident democracy movement has

Petitions  Madam Speaker, the next petition that I am presenting contains a number of different asks related to the ongoing violence that we are seeing in Burma. The petitioners note the horrific campaign of violence against civilians that is happening in Burma and the need

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to join colleagues from other parties in presenting a petition regarding the horrific situation in Burma. The petition is an effort by various Burmese communities and contains a number of asks, including strengthening sanctions, calling on insurance

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I suspect, given that it is the last day of this session, you will find unanimous consent to extend Petitions by two minutes to allow additional members to present. There has been an all-party agreement on a petition on Burma. I suspect

Petitions  Madam Speaker, as a member of the Liberal Party, I am presenting a petition on what is happening in Myanmar, or Burma, and to the Rohingya people. It deals with the illegitimate military junta in Burma and the indiscriminate killing, torture, rape, imprisonment, displacement

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I rise to present a petition on behalf of petitioners who draw the attention of this House to the illegitimate military junta in Burma that continues to indiscriminately kill, torture, rape, imprison and displace civilians, particularly through air strikes

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act   on the government to use more sanctions and more effective targeted sanctions against the military junta in Burma. I have met with various communities from Burma recently. There is an urgent need to support pro-democracy and opposition movements in Burma, as well as to apply tighter, more

Foreign Affairs committee   in Canada. I think resources are a key priority. I'd like to ask a question of our witness from Myanmar, Burma, if I could. You spoke a bit about the arms and the Myanmar military. Could you talk a bit about how Canada could better ensure that all arms, including Canadian parts

Foreign Affairs committee   the Rohingya communities. We will include the Rohingyas in our cabinet. Also, in the future, the transitional government will be more inclusive. By the way, this government is the most inclusive government in Burmese history. The Bamar are the majority ethnic group in Burma, with about 70

Foreign Affairs committee   from your testimony that the sanctions that have thus far been implemented against Burma have been ineffective. I wonder if you would agree with that characterization and if you can share a bit more, specifically about how we can close the gaps through our sanctions regime. Also

Foreign Affairs committee  . Currently I am acting as a spokesperson for the national unity government of Myanmar. I am honoured to have this opportunity to appear as a witness in view of the committee's study of Canada's sanctions regime, particularly on Burma/Myanmar. On the morning of February 1, 2021

Bill C-324 An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act

Measures Act ” is replaced by a reference to the “ Sergei Magnitsky Global Sanctions Act ” in the following provisions: (a) subsection 15(2) of the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations ; (b) subsection 10(2) of the Special Economic Measures (Zimbabwe) Regulations ; (c

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act   that this means that not only will foreign nationals sanctioned due to the invasion of Ukraine be inadmissible to Canada, but it will also stop all previously sanctioned individuals from places like Iran, Myanmar or Burma, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe among others. I

Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II   place with the royal family and a number of different connections. My biological grandfather was John Clifford Addison. I did not know him. I have his medals, his soccer medals and war medals. He died on the HMS Scorpion in the fall of Burma. It was lucky that my grandmother, Irene