Foreign Affairs committee  Could I make one quick comment? This whole idea of at what stage people are open to negotiation is very important. It's been very frustrating to my group, who has been calling for this negotiation for years and who knows the Taliban were open to it at various times. And of cour

Foreign Affairs committee  First of all, I don't think it's very difficult to talk to the Taliban. They're quite accessible in Afghanistan. If you want to talk to them, you can. Secondly, I don't think it would be Canada's job to run off on its own and talk to the Taliban. I would assume this is going to b

Foreign Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll start us off. First, I don't think we have to wait for ceasefires before starting this work. I think that's an important point, because I think that's often a big mistake. The kind of thing we're suggesting here can begin while the bullets are still flying. Secondly, on

Foreign Affairs committee  Well, I'll briefly start us off. To your question about who we will dialogue with, I would say yes, with all the groups you mentioned. What we're thinking about here is very widespread dialogue throughout the country, which would certainly involve ethnic groups. It would involv

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairperson. I'm privileged to be with you today. My name is Graeme MacQueen. I'm from the Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University. This is part two of this presentation and will follow directly from Stefan's. What changes might we Canadians make in our