Foreign Affairs committee  I made an initial suggestion when I talked about establishing an operational unit, a task force on Christians in the Middle East. If such a unit exists, it will very well be able to focus on logistical and other problems.

Foreign Affairs committee  I have—

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, I'm going to answer you.

Foreign Affairs committee  Earlier, in response to Mr. Dechert, I said that we thank every stakeholder who does justice to this issue, regardless of the colour of his or her party. We are not here to support any particular party in a partisan manner. I myself have sent thank you letters to people in the C

Foreign Affairs committee  Every action taken for justice, whether it be for the Copts for any other community in the world, is welcome. The Government of Canada—I mentioned this earlier and you just summarized what I said—has taken action and I ask it to take even more action. I'll close with an interjec

Foreign Affairs committee  You've gone to the heart of the matter in a concrete way. I didn't have the time to mention education earlier. You touched on that, and, in my humble opinion, that's where the work must be done. I'll give you an example. In the elementary schools, they teach—when I say "they", t

Foreign Affairs committee  Good morning. Thank you for having us here this morning. At the risk of using the same words as my colleagues, I will say that I too am proud to belong to a civilized country that respects human rights and is recognized for doing so. I am also proud to see that the current govern