On Monday, June 2nd, 2014, the Canadian Human Rights Voice hosted our “Justice in Sri Lanka” Conference / Reception. The event was held to discuss Canada’s next steps to bring justice in Sri Lanka and protect its citizens. The reception was attended by elected officials, entrepreneurs, human rights advocates and students.

16 of Canada’s Members of Parliament attended the event. This included:

* Hon. Chris Alexander (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)
* Hon. Bal Gosal (Minister of State {Sport})
* Hon. Alice Wong (Minister of State {Seniors})
* Hon. Deepak Obhrai (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights)
* Hon. Stephen Fletcher
* David Anderson (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs)
* David Tilson (Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)
* Ben Lobb (Chair of the Standing Committee on Health)
* Garry Breitkreuz (Vice-Chair of the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations)
* Paul Dewar (Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)
* Wayne Marston (Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)
*David Sweet (Member of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)
* Brad Butt ( Member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)
* Rick Dykstra (Member of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
* Jim Hillyer (Member of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
* Stephen Woodworth (Member of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

Click here for pictures of the Conference/Reception