Afghanistan committee  I agree. Why wouldn't we do that? With Ukraine and Afghanistan, it is the classic good versus evil story, and heaven knows evil must not win.

Afghanistan committee  There are all kinds of programs already happening. Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan has been at work setting up online education. A lot of that is going on, just exactly as I remember Dr. Sima Samar keeping her schools open while the Taliban threatened to kill her througho

Afghanistan committee  They do. Many do, but not all.

Afghanistan committee  Is it correct, Dr. Samar, to say that the majority probably can't read? But, you know what, I have grandchildren whose reading is pretty poor, but having a tablet in their hand is certainly moving them forward in reading. Look at the changes in that country. These girls are on th

Afghanistan committee  Yes, 100%.

Afghanistan committee  You know, I don't like knocking my.... I'm very proud of this country. This does not make me proud. Why don't we fix the problem? It's wrong. We need to fix it.

Afghanistan committee  The Taliban are not going to help you solve this problem. Training them, teaching them, scaring them to death or promising them something isn't going to do it. We know how to fix this problem. As all of us have told you, and the same letter that you just read, it's the incomplete

Afghanistan committee  You could say that with every single refugee program we've ever instigated. The terrorists are running Afghanistan; they're not trying to come here. I think that is a very poor and weak and wrong conclusion to draw in the face of vulnerable people who need us to help them. I'm ve

Afghanistan committee  I could tell the same story. It began in August. You'd be getting a hundred requests a day. That went on all the way to October. People were asking, begging. You'd be working with journalists for human rights, working with the military people, trying to get people out. It is si

Afghanistan committee  Is the question addressed to Ms. Samar?

Afghanistan committee  I completely agree with the recommendations.

Afghanistan committee  Is your question to me? I agree with what you said. This is our wheelhouse. Canada is terrific at this. We've shown it over and over again. Communities across this country and spiritual centres can do it. I can tell you, sir, that I have been trying to get Afghans out of Afgh

Afghanistan committee  Again, as Heather Barr said, that's who we are. We've said we are the community that can promote women into those positions so they can be part of the living country. There have to be ways. You know, sir, I wish I could say to you that this is what you need to do—this, this and

Afghanistan committee  I'll make one comment. IRCC has to get up to speed. They have to do the job they're supposed to do. In this country, those excuses are just not good enough. We are not getting vulnerable people out because our people are not doing their jobs.

Afghanistan committee  Okay.