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The Ottawa Protocol

Monday, Sep 19/09/2011 // antisemitism, cpcca, DurbanIII, Irwin Cotler, Jason Kenney, Mario Silva, Question Period, Scott Reid

Mr. Scott Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington, CPC): Mr. Speaker, my question relates to the serious and ongoing issue of anti-Semitism in the international community. The Conservative government has been a global leader in combating anti-Semitism. It has, for example, been …

Canadian Jewish Congress

Thursday, Mar 10/03/2011 // Canada’s Jewish Community, Scott Reid

Mr. Speaker, on Monday the Minister of the Environment will be in Montreal to unveil a plaque commemorating the founding of the Canadian Jewish Congress

Human Rights Situation in Iran

Wednesday, Feb 16/02/2011 // Iran – A Multiple Threat to Global Stability, Scott Reid

He has made it very clear, as all members have this evening, that there is a fundamental distinction between the Iranian regime and the Iranian people. So often we talk about condemning Iran or any other country where the regime has been acting in a manner unfitting a national government.

Human Rights Situation in Iran

Wednesday, Feb 16/02/2011 // Iran – A Multiple Threat to Global Stability, Scott Reid

Mr. Chair, the hon. member is from a riding that has a very significant Iranian-Canadian population. The member was talking about how the government cares and how he cares. I believe him to be very sincere.

I have to think the member has many constituents who care very deeply and, I suppose, also very knowingly about the state of their ancestral country. I just wonder if the member could share with us a little bit of what he has heard from the Iranian-Canadian community that he serves.

Human Rights Situation in Iran

Wednesday, Feb 16/02/2011 // Iran – A Multiple Threat to Global Stability, Scott Reid

When we are dealing with human rights violations on a vast scale we become numb to them. As I was preparing my remarks, I was put in mind of a saying that is attributed, perhaps apocryphally, to Joseph Stalin that “one death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic”.

To make the point about just how awful the human rights situation is in Iran, I thought I might draw upon a piece of testimony.

Human Rights Situation in Iran

Wednesday, Feb 16/02/2011 // Iran – A Multiple Threat to Global Stability, Scott Reid

I want to emphasize that the nature of this debate is about the worsening domestic human rights situation in Iran, but it seems to me that there has been no progress whatsoever domestically in Iran on the regime’s willingness to continue to argue and to incite in favour of a massive genocide in which it seeks and advocates the destruction of an entire other country, the state of Israel.

Human Rights Situation in Iran

Wednesday, Feb 16/02/2011 // Iran – A Multiple Threat to Global Stability, Scott Reid

Madam Chair, I would ask my hon. colleague to expand upon the incitement to genocide. The offence of incitement to genocide is one that is not necessarily easily grasped. It is a very important and serious offence. It is a human rights violation under the relevant charter. Could he explain exactly technically what it is and exactly technically how the Ahmadinejad regime is currently violating this vis-à-vis Israel?

Human Rights Situation in Iran

Wednesday, Feb 16/02/2011 // Iran – A Multiple Threat to Global Stability, Scott Reid

Madam Chair, it is extraordinary for us to walk out on the president of a country at a United Nations meeting, and that indicates an extraordinary depth of feeling.

Could the minister remind those who are watching this debate what exactly caused the Canadian delegation to make the decision to walk out of the United Nations meeting?

Iran

Thursday, Oct 29/10/2009 // Iran – A Multiple Threat to Global Stability, Scott Reid

Mr. Speaker, the human rights situation in Iran has worsened over the past year, particularly following the violent crackdowns against innocent citizens to stifle dissent following the farcical presidential election in Iran in the summer.

Could the Minister of Foreign Affairs inform the House of the actions the government has taken to address the Iranian threat and its persistent violation of human rights?

Iran

Tuesday, Oct 27/10/2009 // Iran – A Multiple Threat to Global Stability, Scott Reid

Mr. Scott Reid (Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, CPC): ReidS@parl.gc.ca

Mr. Speaker, I am relieved to see that we are feeling in the mood for unanimous consent again. There was a consultation among the parties and I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: