Foreign Affairs committee  You deal with corruption. You can't guarantee you'll catch everybody, but you need to have two things in place to stop corruption. You have to think you're going to get caught, and if you are caught, you're not going to like the price. It's just that simple. That is how you stop

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Van Kesteren. Again, thank you very much for the compliments you expressed. I appreciate them very much. On the question of training for parliamentarians, I think of the illustration I have sometimes used. Imagine you are on the operating table and the anesthetist

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you, Madame Deschamps, for the question regarding women in politics. I will not comment on women on either side of the House, but in general, it's great to see women participating in politics. In a democratic society there is a loop between t

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Dr. Patry. I appreciate the question, because GOPAC is working with parliamentarians around the world. The role of a parliament is to hold the government accountable on behalf of its citizens. That is fundamental. Usually we find that the first thing corrup

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It's certainly a pleasure to be here in room 209 of the West Block with the foreign affairs committee. I seem to have a different perspective today. As you know, I spent many years sitting in your chair. I'm certainly glad to be back among frie