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House Hansard - 130

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 18, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 130 - Nov/18/22
Mr. Maninder Sidhu (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Nov/18/22 12:06:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Canada attaches great importance to the protection and promotion of human rights globally, including in India. Canada and India share many values, including a commitment to democracy and strong people-to-people ties. This provides the basis for frank and respectful dialogue on issues, including human rights, which the Minister of Foreign Affairs has raised with her foreign counterpart.
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Context: House Hansard - 130 - Nov/18/22
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Nov/18/22 12:07:16 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, this Sunday is World Children's Day. It is observed internationally. My constituent Raffi, whom many members will know, is an advocate for children's rights and for Canada to be a child-honouring society, yet the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has repeatedly asked Canada to live up to the Convention on the Rights of the Child by putting in place an advocate or an ombudsman at the national level to advocate for children, their well-being and their rights. Can the government update us as to whether there has been any progress in moving toward the creation of a national point person to advocate for our children?
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