Foreign Affairs committee  Do you mean in Peru?

Foreign Affairs committee  Off the top of my head, I can't think of any other instances. We feel it's important to have a dialogue, not only with the government, but also with society. That's exactly what the ambassador and his colleagues are doing.

Foreign Affairs committee  In terms of discussions, I believe that the Canadian experience has served as an example several times. You asked me a hypothetical question, but I do think it's possible. However, it's hard to answer it if we don't know all the details. In any event, sharing the Canadian experi

Foreign Affairs committee  The ambassador, the minister and I are already in contact with the Peruvian government. We're not only in contact with Peru, but also with its neighbours and our neighbours in this hemisphere. We're moving to resolve this crisis diplomatically.

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't know if I would characterize countries as being on our side or not on our side. We have—

Foreign Affairs committee  From a Canadian perspective, I think we lead with our values and our principles. First among those, I would say, is a deep belief in democracy and democratic institutions. From the perspective of Global Affairs in the hemisphere, we are engaging with a range of actors, whether

Foreign Affairs committee  As you can imagine, we receive daily reports from the mission on the security situation. As I said earlier, our first priority is really the safety and security of Canadians—those at the mission and any Canadians who may be in the country. The situation has evolved quite a bit

Foreign Affairs committee  As I mentioned earlier, Canada has a strong tradition of supporting elections and democratic processes. The Organization of American States has within it the unit that is specifically mandated to support not just the elections themselves but electoral institutions. Canada is a ke

Foreign Affairs committee  It's very difficult to predict. I think you heard from the ambassador that efforts are under way by the government to advance elections a bit further. I believe they see it as a key way to address some of the concerns of the protesters, and they are trying to engage the protester

Foreign Affairs committee  Our staff in Peru and in other places where there are crises are always of uppermost importance. Today, no, we haven't had too many concerns. There have been some days when staff had to remain in their residences rather than travel to the embassy, as the location around the emb

Foreign Affairs committee  As I mentioned in my remarks, from the outset with our engagement with the Government of Peru, we have been clear on the importance of police and other security authorities exercising restraint. We believe that the Government of Peru has heard this and has listened, and we believ

Foreign Affairs committee  We have a good tradition in Peru and in the hemisphere of supporting elections. There's an organization in the OAS that coordinates hemisphere contributions. We have provided funding in the past. In my recollection of the last few elections in Peru, I haven't seen international

Foreign Affairs committee  I would agree that we've seen, in recent years, strains on democratic governance in many places in the hemisphere. I think Canada's engagement, first and foremost, with citizens, with civil society, to ensure they understand their rights, that they have capacity to engage, is pri

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes. Global Affairs Canada does have a program of technical assistance, and some of that has been used in the hemisphere in terms of supporting—

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't have that figure in front of me.