Foreign Affairs committee  Relating it to the previous question by Mr. Saini, when I was talking to members of Parliament about the Saudi arms deal, a lot of people, as I mentioned a moment ago, had concerns about it but didn't want to go up publicly against the deal. One of the excuses I heard for the dea

Foreign Affairs committee  My belief is that we are not setting an example. Other witnesses have declared that we are setting an example, but I don't see that. I see Bill C-47 as a sort of watered-down implementation, with incomplete processes to actually bring the intents of the ATT to the fore. I see it

Foreign Affairs committee  One of the things I would like to emphasize is that those of us who have a certain focus on human rights are certainly not against commerce, and we are certainly not against Canadian industry being very productive and successful. I think, to your point, human rights and making hu

Foreign Affairs committee  For my part, I really don't consider myself a subject matter expert in the area that you're probing.

Foreign Affairs committee  Good morning. My name is Thomas Woodley. I'm the president of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. I first wish to thank the committee for this kind opportunity to speak to you this morning. It's a privilege, of course, to be here. I look forward to a frank and