Representative
Member
Conservative Party of Canada
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
CA - K1A 0A6 - Ottawa
Canada
Working language: English
26/06/2024 | 18:42:33 Dear colleagues, The European continent has borne witness to many atrocities and wars over the centuries, and continues to in Ukraine today. Naturally, in the wake of these atrocities, and even as they unfold, the question of reparations and post-conflict reconciliation arises time and time again. And time and time again, we struggle to come up with a just approach. As rapporteur Lord Richard KEEN rightly points out, post-war discussions on the question of reparations and post-conflict... 26/06/2024 | 11:34:08 Dear colleagues, Today's joint debate covers three distinct but interrelated subjects. I thank all three rapporteurs for their good work. Given my limited time today, however, I'm going to focus on sanctions. Since 2014, the Canadian government has imposed sanctions on more than 784 entities and 2 190 individuals in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. I say more than because that's government data from late February, and rarely a week goes by without a Canadian sanctions announcement... 25/06/2024 | 19:21:48 Thank you, President. Dear colleagues, The Report we were debating today highlights the critical importance of upholding the right to seek asylum. People who have a well-founded fear of persecution deserve an asylum system that's fair and compassionate. At the same time, it's crucial to recognise that fairness to refugees is enhanced when the asylum systems are also orderly and efficient. People cross borders for a multitude of reasons. It's to the benefit of refugees and to our societies at... 17/04/2024 | 20:30:52 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Colleagues, Last June, the Canadian Senate and House of Commons unanimously supported motions to bestow the title of “honorary Canadian citizen” on Vladimir Kara-Murza, and call for his immediate release. Mr. Kara-Murza was a familiar face in Canada, including as a witness at the Senate Foreign Affairs committee. He was forthcoming, clear and great value to our study. He urged Canada to adopt the Magnitsky Act. Then he pushed us to use it. It... 15/04/2024 | 17:34:46 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Honourable colleagues, Former Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker once said: “The reading of history proves that freedom always dies when criticism ends.” To paraphrase him, it’s when the opposition in a parliament fearlessly performs its function – protecting the rights of minorities, exposing wasteful expenditures, eliciting information, and proposing amendments – that our freedom is preserved. Some might argue that’s an...
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