Foreign Affairs committee  No, I don't share their analysis. I think that there is a lot of very credible evidence that has highlighted gender-based violence pervasive in many of the contacts where Turkey is involved militarily. I think that their further aggression in those areas will only exacerbate and

Foreign Affairs committee  Those are very good questions. On the question of risk, this is the language of the Arms Trade Treaty. The treaty says “overriding” risk, but I know that the Canadian government uses “serious” risk. Other countries use “clear” risk. This has actually been a subject at the Arms

Foreign Affairs committee  I know that is the idea of drones and drone technology, but I would say that it's not been the practice. If you look at civilian casualty reporting done, particularly by a group called Airwars, you'll see that the vast majority of casualties are actually civilians, and they attri

Foreign Affairs committee  It's really important to highlight that gender does not equal women, and women's issues alone. It has a much deeper, richer, and wider meaning than that. Different states are working with a broad definition. Gender-based violence and gender were the focus of the Fifth Conference

Foreign Affairs committee  Not leadership quite yet. This was a bit before Canada came on board as a full states party, but it participated actively as a signatory.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for inviting me to speak today. We were also pleased to hear that the Government of Canada has cancelled permits to Turkey for the L3Harris Wescam surveillance and targeting sensors. Given the volume of information indicating the diversion of this equipment to other en