Information & Ethics committee  No, of course not.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, in my initial contact form I explained to them that I had initially tried just getting it off Google, because that works if the content doesn't exist, but Google said they can't do it because the content still exists and I'd have to contact the web host.

Information & Ethics committee  I explained all of that to them.

Information & Ethics committee  I want to thank you for giving us the opportunity to be here today, because I think part of it, for me, is the temptation to take on so much of the shame from this. I think it's important for other people who are maybe watching this to know that what happened is not your fault. Y

Information & Ethics committee  I didn't have to give any ID or anything either. To be fair, the RCMP had already talked to them about this video, so I guess they were a little more amenable to sort of, kind of taking part of it down. They still haven't really.

Information & Ethics committee  When I was 24, I met someone I thought was a really nice guy. I married him, and as soon as he thought I was stuck, he stopped being nice pretty quickly. In April 2020, I moved away from our home to be safe, and obviously, we're not together anymore. During our relationship, I h

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much. I mentioned Scandinavian countries such as the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Norway because, compared to other countries, they accept a large number of LGBT refugees. I am not referring to France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland or other countries. Canada

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We have very limited resources. We have only our voices to discourage this. We are truly limited. Once again, we are the victims of our homeland's policy. Since Rwanda is a politically stable country, we do not dare claim a political reason. We do not dare say we are LGBT because

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much for the question. In the past, there was HIAS, including HIAS Uganda, HIAS U.S. and HIAS Kenya, but that organization has unfortunately closed its doors. That affected LGBT persons because it helped many of those people. Some of them are in Canada right now a

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would like to add a suggestion. LGBT refugees who have documents are assisted by the HCR and other humanitarian agencies. But who helps the people who have no documents, those without papers? You can think of them. If it does not work with the HCR and the government, perhaps y

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That was over eight years ago. I have lived here since August 2010.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  On behalf of our homeland, thank you very much. The secretary general of the International Organization of La Francophonie, or OIF, comes from our country. This will be discussed and perhaps people will think of LGBT people. It is not our fault for being what we are; it is how w

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would like to add something. One of our members made statements to the media. She works with Rainbow Railroad, and I would like to thank Rainbow Railroad very much. I helped her during that process, but it took us some time to get involved. From time to time, she has problems

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much. That is right. That is what we want above all else. On July 12, we had a meeting with officials from the Protection Desk Uganda. For a long time, I have been asking for LGBT persons to be treated as persons with specific needs. Why? Because LGBT people are r

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much, Ms. Kwan. It is very difficult for us because we are doubly victimized. Uganda is a very conservative country that focuses a great deal on culture. I do not know how to explain it. Perhaps Ms. Kadaga is hurting us to appeal to voters, or so she can do whatev