Foreign Affairs committee  The Burmese population is oppressed by a military dictatorship. Sanctions are often applied to new investments and not the old ones. For instance, notably, there is Total Elf Fina, as well as all the other foreign companies that still operate in Burma. No company in Burma is enti

Foreign Affairs committee  Regarding the possibility that some of the military leaders might be more flexible, let us take, for instance, Khin Nyunt who was, at the time, considered to be more democratic than the others. Now he, too, is under house arrest. I think that even the military people are unhappy.

Foreign Affairs committee  We support all of your actions, Larry. Thank you. We feel that the role of the parliamentary friends of Burma is very important, and we have good communication with them. We thank them very much for their support.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. I feel quite at home here today. In fact, Rights and Democracy defines democracy as civil society participating in the political world. I think that for Canadian citizens, that happens on parliamentary committees. I must truly thank this com