WATCH: Discussing a TRIPS Waiver, Remittances, and if the Government Should Match the Donations of Canadians
On June 10, 2021 during a meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Senator Ratna Omidvar asked about the efficacy of a TRIPS waiver, remittances, and if the government should match donations to COVID-19 relief efforts.
In this clip, Senator Omidvar asks the Honourable Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative-Designate of Canada to the United Nations in New York, if the government should match the donations of Canadians to COVID-19 relief efforts overseas, and to describe the impact of the pandemic on remittances to developing countries.
In this clip, Senator Omidvar asks Professor Stephen Brown, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, about the efficacy of a TRIPS waiver as opposed to securing local vaccine manufacturing capacity.
In this clip, Senator Omidvar asks Associate Professor Valerie Percival, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, and Nadine Grant, Vice President of International Programs and Business Development at Plan International Canada, if it’s time for the international community to find a solution to the high cost of sending remittances.