Canada-China Relations committee   neighbours, have had to learn to navigate that emergence. I think we have a lot to learn from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, which have an ongoing dialogue with China. I also want to comment on the standards that my colleague, Mr. Vaillancourt, talked about. In places like Myanmar

Foreign Affairs committee   for the prevention of mass atrocities. It has also been a leading voice for international accountability, playing a central role in establishing the ICC and more recently supporting efforts to address grave crimes in Syria, Myanmar and Ukraine. The Canadian government's position vis-à-vis

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you so much, Mr. Ehsassi, and, as we're into the evening, good afternoon and good evening, committee. This study of Canada's diplomatic capacity certainly comes at a crucial time. Harrowing crises in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Myanmar, a list that goes

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee   issues I've raised so far in other countries, like Iran, Myanmar, Belarus and Russia. The difference with Hong Kong is that it continues to maintain a fig leaf of rule of law, a facade of due process and business as usual. We've all seen the videos of Hong Kongers weeping

Canada-China Relations committee  . First, it is, counterintuitively perhaps, characterized by the general absence of interstate armed conflict with only one major intra-state conflict present at the moment—the civil war in Myanmar. However, there is an arms race under way in Asia. Twenty-six per cent of global arms

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you. I want to talk about the AIIB's financing projects. A couple of years ago, a senior member of the AIIB, as reported in the Financial Times—a reputable publication—said the bank was open to funding projects under Myanmar's military junta, which is not something

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for the question. We're not aware of the AIIB being open to doing projects with the junta in Myanmar. We would have certainly, if it were the case, or if any such project is brought to the board, we would certainly—

Committees of the House   in the same way it engages with groups, say, in Myanmar and other parts of the world. It is also very important that we engage with other international partners, because Canada alone cannot make a major difference in Afghanistan. However, working collaboratively with like-minded countries

Canada-China Relations committee  I have another quick question. About nine months before you joined, one of the senior people at the AIIB left the door open to lending money to Myanmar's military junta. Did any communications like that take place while you were at the bank?

Canada-China Relations committee  I don't recall anything dealing with Myanmar. I was asked to meetings to discuss Russian procurement. There was a debate internally about whether or not there should be a meeting with Russian companies to discuss giving them opportunities to bid on AIIB contracts. I was asked

Foreign Affairs committee   at the International Court of Justice in support of a genocide case in relation to the Rohingya in Myanmar. Again, I would say, take those opportunities where they arise. Just as importantly, when Canada feels it cannot do so, at least don't stand in the way of justice and accountability.

Foreign Affairs committee   in which the refugees are living in Armenia could be considered, in a way, another crime against humanity linked to the potential ethnic cleansing. We have seen such a strategy used by the ICC with regard to ethnic cleansing and, potentially, genocide in Myanmar. Myanmar did not ratify

Foreign Affairs committee  -Karabakh. That would be similar to the case we have witnessed of Bangladesh and Myanmar in recent last years. This means that although Armenia and Azerbaijan are not part of the International Criminal Court and have not ratified the ICC, the status of refugees in Armenia could fall

Petitions   for communications infrastructure that would allow early warning and would allow civilians to protect themselves. They also note the role of state-owned Myanmar oil and gas enterprises in providing funding to the military and Canadian obligations for the responsibility to protect

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, vice-chairs and standing committee members, my name is Zaw Kyaw. I am a Myanmar Canadian living in Canada since 1991. During Myanmar's brief democratization period, I worked as a CEO in the most successful special economic zone in Myanmar