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, 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]

I have a question, Dr. Johnston, for you specifically. In our last meeting, we were talking about whether or not Canadian expertise could be used to help Venezuela rebuild its oil industry, and there's the whole issue of the sanctions that are presently in place, which make it impossible for some people to work with other people in Venezuela. I want to ask you more broadly about something else [more]

Thank you. Would the other panellists care to comment, if they can?

Thank you. I appreciate that. Dr. Johnston, do you have any view on this?

That's fine. I understand.

I appreciate that answer. Do either of the two of you have a view on this? Go ahead, Ms. Dickinson.

I have a quick question for you, as I have little time left. If Chinese demand for Canadian oil increases substantially over the coming years, would that give us net leverage in our relationship with the People's Republic of China, or would it expose us to net vulnerabilities?