Foreign Affairs committee  Sure. I think we're definitely open to finding innovative solutions to ensure that everyone gets the vaccine, including those in Venezuela and those Venezuelan migrants. We've been a strong supporter of the Pan American Health Organization, and there may be some way of using th

Foreign Affairs committee  It's a really good question. Unfortunately, I don't think I or many people can give any precision in terms of the exact impact, but the numbers that they put out are dramatically low. I think they've stated that somewhere north of a thousand people have passed away, which is a tr

Foreign Affairs committee  If we go back a few years, one of the reasons the Lima Group was created was that we hit a stalemate within the OAS. It was completely split on how to deal with Venezuela. One thing we've been working on is to try to improve the dialogue of countries that have slightly different

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. I will comment on the situation in Venezuela. It is clear that the constitution allows the creation of a delegated commission when there is a vacuum. It is also clear that the Maduro assembly elected on December 6, 2020, is illegitimate, which would

Foreign Affairs committee  I think we're definitely stepping up in terms of getting proper assistance to those migrants. As to a program for coming to Canada, I'm afraid I'll have to defer to colleagues from IRCC on that issue.

Foreign Affairs committee  They're not with us today, sir.

Foreign Affairs committee  The COVID pandemic has hit Venezuela as it has hit everywhere else. We get numbers from the Maduro regime. We don't trust them—I don't think anyone does—because they're very low. The Guaidó government has drawn on resources that it has at its disposal to provide some funding to

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. I agree with you completely on the geopolitical importance of Venezuela. Within the hemisphere, as I think everyone will recall, it was 20 years ago that Canada led the hemisphere in creating the Inter-American Democratic Charter. Since then

Foreign Affairs committee  It's a very good question, and you're absolutely right. It is the second-largest migrant crisis, and it could very well be the first by the end of this year. If you look at a per capita basis in terms of funding, it is dramatically too low. Canada has been contributing. We are o

Foreign Affairs committee  At this stage, there is no specific program to receive Venezuelan migrants. There have been quite a number of Venezuelans who have claimed refugee status in Canada in recent years. However, in terms of a specific program similar to what was done with Syria, there isn't one at the

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll make a couple of points. First, with regard to the elections, the elections were boycotted by virtually all opposition parties. There were—

Foreign Affairs committee  No, not all. I was going to add that. But all of the major—

Foreign Affairs committee  All of the major political parties, opposition parties, did boycott the elections, certainly those that have been forming the coalition with Mr. Guaidó and others over the past year. In terms of his legitimacy, first, I think it's important to state that legitimacy is not becaus

Foreign Affairs committee  I would agree with you that, in the last few years, the international community has failed. We have put a lot of effort into this, and the situation in Venezuela has gotten worse. We are no closer to a political solution. I think we have to be honest about that. With regard to t

Foreign Affairs committee  First, Canada or the Lima Group are not the only ones to have said that the elections were not fair and free.