Afghanistan committee  My sincere apologies. When the honourable member started, I did not turn on the English. I did not get half of the question.

Afghanistan committee  Thank you very much for your question. First of all, in our view the top priority is that Canada should have a special envoy for Afghanistan to coordinate humanitarian or refugee cases. This is very important because right now the focus is all over and one hand doesn't know what

Afghanistan committee  Thank you very much, Madam Zahid. I appreciate your leadership in the community here. A lot of Afghan refugees and new immigrants are benefiting from your support and your hard work. No doubt in Afghanistan right now we need a lot of help. Afghanistan is going through a very dif

Afghanistan committee  Yes. Maybe I will start by saying thank you very much for the opportunity I have received today.

Afghanistan committee  I'm grateful to have the opportunity to present a few points from the Business Council's point of view and that of the community of Afghan Canadians in Canada. I would like to discuss and present ideas—

Afghanistan committee  Okay. Once again, thank you very much for the opportunity to be here. Number one, we would like the number of Afghan refugees coming to Canada to be increased from 40,000 to 100,000. Back in 1975 to 1982, Canada received over 120,000 Vietnamese during their war, and I'm sure w

Afghanistan committee  I'm here.

Afghanistan committee  Thank you very much.

Afghanistan committee  No problem. You have just said the time, so I will not miss it. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I truly appreciate the opportunity to share my thoughts here. I would like to bring everyone's attention to a few points. The first one is that we would like to see in the comm

Afghanistan committee  Okay.