Michael Chong

Mr. Speaker, Parliament recognized, with Liberal MPs supporting, that a genocide, including forced labour, was taking place against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang province in the PRC. In response, the Liberal government imposed sanctions. Today, a Liberal member of Parliament in committee intimated in questioning Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, a former PCO official, that there was and is no Uyghur forced [more]

Thank you. Canada severed diplomatic relations with Syria in 2012. Do we have any diplomatic property in Syria? Do we have any diplomatic assets in Syria? If we do, what are they? Also, what are the considerations for re-establishing a diplomatic presence in Syria? I'm sorry. I should be more clear. In 2012, Canada closed its diplomatic presence in Syria. I'm wondering whether or not we still [more]

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Chair. I'd like to direct my questions to Dr. Tepper. The first question is regarding the agreement that was reached between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government just over a month ago to integrate civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria into the new Syrian state. What do you know about the implementation of this agreement to date, and how [more]

The third and last question I have concerns something I raised earlier, which is the Russian Federation. The Russian Federation has military bases and assets in Syria. What is your assessment of the future of those military installations? The department indicated to us that they viewed Turkey's installations as part of a co-operative bilateral relationship between Syria and Turkey, but they did [more]

Thank you, Chair. I appreciate the opportunity to ask our witnesses some questions today. My first question concerns Russia and Turkey. Russia maintains military facilities in Syria, as does Turkey. What is the status of those military installations? Are there any discussions about whether those installations remain in place or whether they will be vacated?

Thank you. I appreciate that answer. I have a second question. According to recent reports, Canada is among a group of western and Arab countries expected to participate in a multilateral effort to identify and eliminate the remaining chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria. Can you tell us what you know about this initiative?

Okay. Thank you. Thirteen months ago, former prime minister Trudeau appointed Mr. Alghabra as special envoy for Syria, and he also spoke with the interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa. Prime Minister What is the current government's intent with respect to a special envoy? Also, has any member of the government, has any minister or the, spoken with anyone in the Syrian government?

Thank you, Chair. I have no further questions.

That's fine. I understand.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to our witnesses for appearing. My first question concerns the democratic...the transition, I should say. As we understand it, the U.S. administration is looking at eventually a three-part plan, the third of which is a transition to democracy. What are your views on the role that Mr. González and Ms. Machado should play in that democratic transition? Why don't [more]