Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Very briefly, because the congress is not exactly known for supporting or saying a lot of nice things about this government either, but when—

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Indeed. The raising of the case of Mr. Celil makes total sense to us, and it should be done forcefully. There's certainly no argument there. Our concern has been more on a policy being made--how shall I say--on the fly with regard to human rights. But you raise a very interesti

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Should I take a stab at that? This is an important question that covers a lot of ground. I think there are key elements. We're talking about the government strategy and the various elements that develop different parts. I mentioned that there are round tables on corporate and so

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Very briefly, as I mentioned, we believe that the dialogue should report to and come under the purview of this committee. I believe this is why we elect parliamentarians, to represent us in all aspects of these issues. This raises the question, for example, of the Berne group pro

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There is a question that is indeed legitimate. It would seem to me that parliamentarians from the countries of the Berne group should be talking to one another, because my guess is if it's happening here, it's most likely happening in the Australian Parliament, in the U.S. Congre

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  If I may, I'll comment on both briefly. The Canadian Labour Congress, together with some Canadian NGOs, try their best to track the activities of Canadian corporations in China. There are also international organizations of trade unions on a sectoral basis, and a number of those

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  You talked about keeping up the pressure. We see no downside to keeping up the pressure on the Chinese government. In the context of bilateral dialogue, we recommend that the session that is to be held now be postponed to enable this subcommittee and Canadian society to start a

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, subcommittee members. I'll try to be brief, and I'll be speaking in English, with your permission. I'd like to begin by thanking you for the opportunity to present our views on the bilateral human rights dialogue with China and on the situation of human ri