International Trade committee  Mr. Davies, thank you very much for your question. Following the 2009 events, the Canadian government first of all condemned what happened at that time. The Canadian government was very active in the months that followed, working together with other countries in Latin America,

International Trade committee  Oh, negotiating the free trade agreement...I'm sorry.

International Trade committee  The fall of 2009.

International Trade committee  As we know, the justice system in Honduras is greatly challenged on several fronts, and a lot of the work that Canada does tries to strengthen the justice system. A number of projects have taken place that train legal officials from judges to prosecutors to police to prison offi

International Trade committee  Yes, and if I can add, Mr. Chair—

International Trade committee  —we work on those issues. Contrary to some of the other countries that were mentioned before in Honduras, we can work with and in Honduras to address those human rights issues. We can entertain dialogue with the Honduran government, which we do. I was there a month ago, and I did

International Trade committee  Thank you.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and distinguished members of the committee. I am very pleased to appear before you today to provide an update on the human rights situation in Honduras. My predecessor appeared before you in February 2013. He highlighted the situation in Honduras at the

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much for your question. Mr. Chair, on the specific issue of measures, following the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission, what we know is that some of these measures have included, for instance, police protection for the individuals who are affected. W

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, for a number of them, at least.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There is a whole set of Canadians who provide technical assistance and support through various projects. For instance, there is the Justice Education Society, which is a Vancouver-based organization. They are there, present on the ground. They provide technical assistance to tra

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I will give two indications. I've already mentioned in my statement a number of measures that have been taken, but I will point to one more in particular. First, the appointment of a state secretary who comes from civil society is, I think, a good indication that there is some

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I would not have specific information on this issue, Mr. Chair.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much for your comments and your questions, sir. Mr. Chair, for sure we do recognize and acknowledge that there are serious issues in Honduras. I think I mentioned that very explicitly in our statement. There is cause for concern, and yes, human rights defenders an

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The current level of funding for Honduras from the Government of Canada in terms of development as well as security-related and human rights-related cooperation initiatives stood at $38 million in financial year 2012-13. Again, Honduras is a country of focus, so $38 million for a