Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, I think our supports to countries are different depending on the situation they're in. I think you're right that in a time of a humanitarian crisis, there are certain things you have to prioritize. At other points in a country's development, you begin to include oth

Afghanistan committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and all of you for inviting me to share some perspectives on the committee's work, based on the Aga Khan development network's extensive and long-standing presence in Afghanistan. Our work to improve the quality of life of Afghans stretches back 30 years

Afghanistan committee  In all candour, our focus is to figure out a way to operate in the country for the people who are remaining there.

Afghanistan committee  As you know, there are tens of millions of Afghans who will continue to remain in the country indefinitely. I really don't think I can add very much to that difficult question.

Afghanistan committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe. It is a very serious question and a very serious problem. One thing I hope the committee might look at with some focus is how we can create a predictable, enduring and flexible framework for Canadian actors, the government and others,

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chairman, my sense is that we're going to have to have a pretty robust set of responses to this. We basically have a situation where we have a policy agreement that we should mount a very significant response and a legal impediment to doing so. We need to bridge that gap. I t

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chairman, we are present in the country, as I've indicated. Our posture has been from the very beginning to be proactively communicative, to be transparent and open, with the de facto authorities about what we're doing and why. This allows us to continue to operate in the cou

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chairman and Ms. Kwan, thank you very much for that question. Obviously we would welcome such an exemption if it were possible within the Canadian legal framework. I think you're right to say that virtually all our like-minded partners have found a way to carve out the huma

Afghanistan committee  Mr. Chairman, this is not something I'm current with, so I can't answer the question. Thanks.

Afghanistan committee  I'll just say, Mr. Chairman, that the situation is a crisis situation. I think we should mount whatever response we can muster both in the country and then to support those who need to leave.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I will absolutely be brief, because I think we'll get lots of insight from my colleagues who are online as well. Let me just thank the committee, first of all, for turning their attention to this really serious crisis. I won't spend any time now

Foreign Affairs committee  I have three quick answers. First, we work through local partners. Our Aga Khan Foundation in Pakistan is older than the Aga Khan Foundation in Canada, so it's a local partner. It's all staff from the region. Second, I agree that the government has to decide on the portfolio: m

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. It's an incredibly important question. There are shortages. Even getting stuff around the country, of course, has now become very difficult. There's no magic bullet here. We're doing what we can. In fact, because we are associated...the 300 or 400 cam

Foreign Affairs committee  We would definitely have an assessment of that. We're working very closely with the provincial governments and ministries of health to make sure we are feeding into their registries and the needs they are articulating to the National Disaster Management Authority, as well as the

Foreign Affairs committee  Winterization is full-scale now. The biggest, most urgent issue now is to make sure that housing, shelter...and general winterization takes place. That's the priority right now. The water has mostly receded there. There are some parts still dealing with those problems. For the mo