Health committee  Canada's position at the WTO is supposedly one of neutrality. However, according to Amnesty International, it is more of a blocking position. In actual fact, it does not help the temporary lifting of patents, which is really needed. There needs to be transparency in terms of reve

Health committee  I will hand over to my colleague Colette Lelièvre.

Health committee  This is an argument typical of multinationals and pharmaceutical companies that seek profit at all costs. We don't give much credence to this kind of argument. My colleague Ms. Lelièvre may want to add a comment.

Health committee  We favour the lifting of patents to make the process as fair and transparent as possible for everyone. We want the revenues to be shared so that countries can produce vaccines, where it is possible to do so. In fact, pharmaceutical companies are resisting the pooling of patents

Health committee  Indeed, Mr. Thériault, the more vaccines are produced locally, the faster they will be distributed. However, there will still be logistical challenges, particularly for vaccines that require a significant cold chain. For example, in Dakar, Senegal, the distances between regions a

Health committee  The situation...

Health committee  The vaccination situation in the world is totally inequitable. In the more affluent countries, the European countries, Australia, Israel, Canada and the United States, the population is overwhelmingly vaccinated because the vaccines are accessible. The unvaccinated are those who

Health committee  What this compromise entails is too great. Indeed, the time frames will be even longer, and the number of countries that could have access to the revenues or technology will be further reduced. This even affects countries that have the potential, such as Kenya and other Asian cou

Health committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for inviting us to appear before the committee. The health and lives of Canadians, in the context of a pandemic, depend on the health of all humanity. Amnesty International, as a global human rights organiz

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Yes, I can certainly tell you a little more about it. Actually, I will back up my colleague's comments. People are humiliated on a daily basis and the repression is out of proportion to the reality. A huge number of young people, and adults too, find themselves in prison on all

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Ms. Nivyabandi, do you want to answer that question?

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Briefly, I can repeat what my colleague said. Actually, however, the arms being used are contrary to international law. They are prohibited weapons. Shelling close to schools and hospitals must also be avoided, according to the law of war. The invasion of Ukraine itself, under f

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for the question. We expect Mr. Badawi to be released sometime between today and June. Depending on whether our normal calendar or the Muslim calendar is used, the release date should be either today, February 28, or in June. We are quite sure that he will be released

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  First, Canada must speak out loud and clear in support of the Hirak movement in Algeria. Algerians have been bravely fighting for democracy for three years. There have been a lot of imprisonments and long, unjustified sentences. That should be a concern to us, first as a diplomat

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  No, my colleague answered the question well. I will let you ask other questions. Thank you.