Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Chair. It truly is a historic moment in Colombia. Yesterday we saw the signing of the peace accord, which ends the last armed insurgency as we know it on our continent, which will bring peace to Colombia but also to the rest of the continent, incl

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Canada does not have a bilateral aid program with Venezuela. The Government of Venezuela is presently not working with any UN agencies on an appeal for aid, and to date, has refused to accept international assistance. We have urged the Venezuelan government

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Canada firmly believes that the OAS member states must support democratic practices in accordance with the values enshrined in the Inter-American Democratic Charter. The democratic charter provides for a range of actions to respond to threats to the constitutional order in OAS me

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Good afternoon Mr. Chair and members of the subcommittee. I'm here to give you an overview of the situation in Venezuela. Given our long-standing bilateral ties with the people of Venezuela, we are gravely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation as well