Foreign Affairs committee  Sure. I'd be happy to add my view on that. Mr. Chair, the member of the committee is right to raise the issue of the border skirmishes in July. The department was aware of those skirmishes that took place and, tragically, resulted in the death of 16 people.

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, the clashes that took place in July 2020 did take place against a backdrop of rising and falling tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which have lasted for many years. This particular flare-up in July, while of concern, did not at t

Transport committee  I will turn to Brian Szwarc, who is the head of our consular department. He can speak to the travel advisory program.

Transport committee  I'll be pleased to answer. Yes, as Minister Garneau noted, shortly after the flight PS752 tragedy, Canada began to organize a group of countries whose citizens had died in the crash. We promptly communicated with the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Sweden and Afghanistan so we could w

Transport committee  You asked Ms. Cameron the question, but I can start.

Transport committee  As we noted, the coordination group included several coordination components. We discussed the events together to develop a negotiation strategy. We also worked together to compare available information. We spoke at length with Minister Garneau about the facts, as they're known,

Transport committee  Certainly we have our work cut out for us as we proceed forward. I think maybe what is going to be the most important tool for us to get real satisfaction, justice and accountability, as the ministers referred to earlier, which we've all been seeking for families, is really going

Transport committee  There are a number of options. I just referred to the reparations negotiations and how we intend to use that in co-operation with those other four grieving countries to move forward and press Iran to give the answers to ensure this doesn't happen again, as well as compensation. T

Transport committee  First of all, I would offer my agreement with your assessment that it is an inadequate figure. There will be a process through negotiations. Our legal subcommittee of that coordination group has already put together a common negotiation position, so that we can work together to

Transport committee  Mr. Chair, we brought you a number of witnesses today, so there's a rich group of us to draw from. I'll just say that the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice is not automatic. There are a number of steps we need to follow before we can get there. The first part

Transport committee  I just wanted to add to Mr. Szwarc's answer and say that, even in difficult circumstances between two countries, we don't want citizens to be harmed. That's why there are protective powers among all countries. For example, Italy represents Canada in Iran, and Switzerland represen

Transport committee  To be clear, there has been no formal offer and no formal rejection. What we've seen is media commentary made by Iran to attract attention to their position. While these negotiations are ongoing and we can't discuss details, I can assure you that there is strong coordination amon

Transport committee  We have regular communication with the families at a variety of levels. You have heard that Minister Garneau and Minister Alghabra have been in touch directly with families. Through the task force, which Ms. Cameron leads, we have regular exchanges with families through writing a

Transport committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I think what we will be doing in our engagement on this issue going forward is to use every single opportunity we have to gain leverage to pressure Iran to provide the justice and accountability we've been talking about since January 8 a year ago.

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, thank you for the opportunity to clarify how the sovereign loan program works. I can assure the chair that the sovereign loan cannot be used for weapons or military purposes. I can also explain a little bit about the process for the loan, which will give some comfort