Status of Women committee  I know that...

Status of Women committee  You are quite right, and the speeches that we prepare...

Status of Women committee  In my opinion, the speeches prepared by my team for the minister and his counterparts still include those terms. As I said, Minister Oda and Minister Kent used those words a few months ago.

Status of Women committee  They are on the Internet and we would be delighted to send them to you.

Status of Women committee  Absolutely.

Status of Women committee  The action plan really tries to guide the definition of Canada's policy and strategic orientation on issues pertaining to women and security. It is really based on three things...

Status of Women committee  I think that both expressions are important and we use them in our speeches. This is important because we are trying to prevent activities of that kind and because Canada also wants to ensure that people who rape women are prosecuted. So continuity is very important.

Status of Women committee  In my opinion, these words are used at the United Nations and in the speeches. As Mr. Angell said, Minister Cannon used...

Status of Women committee  That being said, if there are differences...

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Certainly from my own experience what I can say is that we've seen that how you respond to.... As I said to Ms. Mathyssen, depending on the fora you're in, that determines how you decide to articulate a given point. So we'll say certain things in certai

Status of Women committee  Madam Chair, if I could--

Status of Women committee  Thank you. Just to add to what Mr. Angell is saying, I will say that Canada is at the forefront of issues pertaining to the protection of civilians in armed conflict, the promotion and protection of women's issues in situations of armed conflict, and dealing with issues pertaini

Status of Women committee  With respect to the situation in Afghanistan, I can speak in particular to some of the things that Foreign Affairs is doing. More broadly, of course, the Government of Canada has been a strong and consistent advocate with respect to the rights and needs of women in Afghanistan. O

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for the question, Madam Chair. It's a subject that's near and dear to my heart. I'm always happy to talk about the national action plan, since it was a labour of love. The national action plan is Canada's response to the variety of resolutions developed by the

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair, for the question. I reviewed the FAFIA testimony and I thought it was a bit like comparing apples and oranges insofar as what we should be focusing on is the content of the action plan. She was specifically referring to Canada's national action