Foreign Affairs committee  That is a good one. If they did that, at least, we would approve.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you.

Foreign Affairs committee  No, I don't think so. It's very good and advisable at this time for any government to help Sri Lanka. If there are preconditions, such as lifting the embargo and accepting a ceasefire, then you can decide, but if you give assistance now, it's not going to reach the people. It's g

Foreign Affairs committee  Most certainly, that's what they think they're doing. It's like having a big festering wound on your leg and you're running a very high temperature, and they're trying to pump in medicine to get the fever down. So they may be able to crush that section, the area the LTTE is in ri

Foreign Affairs committee  In addition to that, definitely, yes, because they don't want to kill Tigers here; they want to eliminate entire Tamil communities. That is what they've decided.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, that would be very nice.

Foreign Affairs committee  That's very true. We were debating among ourselves very recently. There is a professor called Professor Sornarajah who is voting for the ISGA, the full package they actually worked out with the Tamil's support. It's called confederation standards. It's a small package for the Tam

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Obhrai. You see, at present even Tamils cannot talk to the Sri Lankan government. Even the international community cannot talk to the Sir Lankan government, because they stopped everything. There is no negotiation so far for any community, even the international c

Foreign Affairs committee  In addition to what Raj said, recent reports tell us how they're spreading Buddhism. They're breaking Hindu temples and putting up Buddhist statues. Even the young Shins in the captured area are breaking Hindu statues and installing their Buddhist statues. It's like all the viole

Foreign Affairs committee  Our association is not limited to any race. It is open to all. Mostly Tamils are there. In our programs, they both attend career counselling. We invite both communities, whether it's for counselling or for programs. All the communities come, even Muslims. Our association is a maj

Foreign Affairs committee  It's around 90 persons.

Foreign Affairs committee  Because reporters and journalists are not allowed in, we are getting information from many who are living in Canada. So many people have died and the list is so long, but it's never reported. You see the Sri Lankan one they sell--only 100. But we get the information about our rel

Foreign Affairs committee  It's mainly from bombing. That's what we've heard about people in Mullaittivu, Putukkudiyirippu, and other areas. I work in a fabrication company and we have around 35 people--a lot of Sri Lankans. Every day two or three people go. My cousins died. It's very hard. Mostly the shel

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, it's an honour and privilege for the Association of Sri Lankan Graduates of Canada to be invited for this presentation. I wish to extend our deepest gratitude for this invitation. The Association of Sri Lankan Graduates of Canada, ASGC, was fo