Foreign Affairs committee  I would like to come back to the point about providing order. We'd all like to provide that. I think everyone agrees that we want security and order for Afghans, but that's not what's happening. There has been much discussion about how long it takes, and I think the development

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. Of course in my opening comments I emphasized where I think Canada should be putting its weight, on trying to bring NATO along. I believe that if we take that lead, many countries in NATO, if not most, and possibly also the U.S., depending on how the electio

Foreign Affairs committee  Can I say something on the women's rights aspect?

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I started out working on the Hill on issues on status of women many years ago, and I find it extremely problematic to suggest that we are protecting women's rights best by the failing approach we are taking now. The most vocal woman parliamentarian on wom

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. First of all, I very deliberately started, at the beginning of my presentation, referring back to the testimony, much of which is in your preliminary report, where there are lots of suggestions on how you might be able to start a peace process and the kind o

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much for inviting me to give testimony before this committee. You have my CV before you, I think. I would like to draw your attention in particular to my work over the past several years in training NATO officers, specifically the command group, for peace support