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View Tamara Jansen Profile
CPC (BC)
Madam Speaker, the second petition calls on the government to take meaningful action to address the conflict in the Tigray region of the Ethiopia. Civilians are being subjected to human rights abuses and are being blocked from accessing humanitarian aid.
The petitioners are asking the government to immediately work with the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments to end the violence and promote democracy and the rule of law. It is in such a time as this that the world needs Canada to have a principled foreign policy.
View Jasraj Singh Hallan Profile
CPC (AB)
Madam Speaker, the second petition says that the undersigned citizens of Canada draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following: Ethiopia has experienced alarming bouts of unrest and violence in the last year; conflict has engulfed the Tigray region of Ethiopia, leading to egregious human rights abuses and a humanitarian crisis; and humanitarian actors and independent journalists and researchers have almost no access to the affected regions. They are being shut out from human rights, and many human rights violations have been going on. There are many other things listed in this petition.
View Garnett Genuis Profile
CPC (AB)
Mr. Speaker, the fourth petition highlights the situation in the Tigray region and more broadly in Ethiopia. The petitioners are concerned about the human rights and humanitarian situation in Ethiopia and want to see greater engagement from the Government of Canada on these issues. That includes promoting greater engagement in elections and in the election monitoring coming up in Ethiopia.
View Garnett Genuis Profile
CPC (AB)
Mr. Speaker, the fourth and final petition I am presenting today highlights the human rights situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
The petitioners are concerned about that, and are calling on the Canadian government to exercise more leadership, to be more engaged with that situation, and indeed to engage directly with the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments around the advancement of human rights.
I commend these petitions to the consideration of members.
View Gary Anandasangaree Profile
Lib. (ON)
Mr. Speaker, last week, the United Nations reported that since the start of the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, over two million people have been internally displaced. Rape and sexual violence have become widespread and systematic. Civilians, human rights defenders, journalists and aid workers have been arbitrarily detained, beaten and killed.
Starvation-related deaths have begun and will accelerate exponentially without immediate intervention. Canada's $37-million commitment to the region is critical, but if the Eritrean and non-regional military forces continue impeding aid to Tigray, this assistance helps no one. The international community must work together to demand an immediate withdrawal of the Eritrean and non-regional forces from Tigray and seek unfettered humanitarian access to the region, including support for survivors of sexual violence.
I reiterate my call for an independent, international investigation into gross violations of human rights and humanitarian law by all parties as a critical starting point to ensuring accountability, peace and security in the region.
View Dane Lloyd Profile
CPC (AB)
View Dane Lloyd Profile
2021-06-07 15:41 [p.8029]
Mr. Speaker, the second petition is in relation to the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The petitioners are calling on the Canadian government to immediately engage with the Eritrean and Ethiopian governments in order to come to a peaceful solution. Thousands of people have lost their lives and it is a tremendously deteriorating humanitarian situation, so the petitioners would deeply appreciate Canada's involvement in this.
View Tamara Jansen Profile
CPC (BC)
Mr. Speaker, today I have the privilege of presenting three petitions to the House.
The first petition is calling on the Government of Canada to respond to the violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Petitioners are asking the government to call for an end to the violence in the region and to help to ensure that the innocent victims of the violence are able to access humanitarian aid. Canada has a history of supporting democracy around the world, and in addition to calling for an end to the violence, we need to do our part to ensure the fairness and legitimacy of the democratic process in Ethiopia.
View Arnold Viersen Profile
CPC (AB)
View Arnold Viersen Profile
2021-06-07 15:51 [p.8031]
Mr. Speaker, the next petition I am presenting today is from Canadians from across Canada. They are concerned about the situation in Ethiopia, particularly in the Tigray region. The petitioners are calling on Canada to take the following actions: immediately call for an end to violence and for restraint from all sides in that conflict, call for an international investigation into credible reports of war crimes and gross human rights violations, and engage directly and consistently with the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments on this conflict.
View Garnett Genuis Profile
CPC (AB)
Mr. Speaker, the second petition, and my colleagues have presented petitions on this, highlights the situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Petitioners and concerned Canadians are highlighting the situation in Ethiopia, in Tigray and more broadly. They are calling for an end to conflict, restraint from all sides, humanitarian access, independent monitoring and international investigations around credible reports of war crimes and gross violations of human rights. They want to see the Government of Canada engage directly with the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments regarding this conflict and promote short-, medium- and long-term election monitoring.
View Ruby Sahota Profile
Lib. (ON)
View Ruby Sahota Profile
2021-05-31 13:59 [p.7615]
Madam Speaker, the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation within the Tigray region of Ethiopia has been heartbreaking for Canadians across the country to witness. As the number of refugees fleeing the region grows and the violence toward innocent people continues, I want to reiterate Canada's call for immediate de-escalation and for a peaceful resolution between both parties.
The human rights violations taking place, particularly against women and girls, are beyond horrific. The protection of civilians must be upheld in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles. In doing our part, I want to commend the Minister of International Development on providing $3 million in aid to help those affected by the conflict in Tigray and those who have fled to Sudan seeking safety. This funding will respond to urgent needs, including emergency health care, shelter, non-food items, water, sanitation and protection.
Our government will always speak out against human rights abuses, no matter where they occur, and reiterate our commitment to peaceful resolution.
View Tamara Jansen Profile
CPC (BC)
Mr. Speaker, the second petition I am presenting today calls on the government to take action to end the violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Credible reports indicate that war crimes, such as the indiscriminate shelling of civilian towns and villages, extrajudicial killings, at least one large-scale massacre, looting and sexual violence, have all occurred in Tigray. Petitioners are asking that the government engage directly and consistently with the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments and immediately call for an end to violence and for the restraint of all parties involved in the Tigray conflict. The world needs Canada to have a principled foreign policy and to promote and defend human rights across the world.
View Garnett Genuis Profile
CPC (AB)
Mr. Speaker, the fourth petition highlights the situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The petitioners are very concerned about the humanitarian and human rights situation there and its severe impact on civilians. The petitioners want to see the government immediately call for an end to violence and restraint from all sides in the conflict and greater humanitarian access, advance strong investigations around war crimes and gross violations of human rights, engage directly and consistently with the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments on the conflict, and promote short- and long-term election monitoring.
View Jack Harris Profile
NDP (NL)
View Jack Harris Profile
2021-05-31 20:03 [p.7675]
Madam Chair, I will now talk about Ethiopia and the Tigray situation. The last statement from the government was April 8, yet there has been widespread rape by soldiers, and the Ethiopian and Eritrean military have cut off humanitarian access to most of the region's four and a half million people.
Will the government call for a ceasefire to put pressure on the Ethiopian government?
View Marc Garneau Profile
Lib. (QC)
Madam Chair, we have been pressing. The Prime Minister has spoken to his counterpart and I have spoken to my counterpart. I agree with my colleague's assessment of the dire situation in the Tigray region.
View Stéphane Bergeron Profile
BQ (QC)
View Stéphane Bergeron Profile
2021-05-31 22:00 [p.7693]
Madam Chair, what does the government plan to do about the situation in Tigray where there have been imprisonments, abuses and executions of civilians since November 2020, considering that Washington has recently taken measures against certain Eritrean and Ethiopian actors accused of fuelling the conflict?
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