Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. On the issue of the expulsion of Russian diplomats, our position is that we should be closing all of the Russian missions—the 81 people—and it's up to Canada to decide how many Russian spies we want to have in Canada. We've been making the point that they are not here on benevolent work.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. As was mentioned, we believe that sanctions are well defined in other pieces of legislation, and we'll look at the scope of those hearings that are coming up. We agree that we want to protect the victims, but the tactics that we're seeing include evasion and transferring property between family members and between shell corporations.

Foreign Affairs committee  As we've heard, similar witnesses and similar perspectives were heard during the Senate hearings, so I have to believe that those were deliberated on by the senators there and considered as they developed the legislation and brought it here to you. I would say that in the broader scheme of things, the international sanctions regimes are quickly evolving.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm earning those Air Miles coming back. Thank you for the invitation.

Foreign Affairs committee  I wish we didn't have to be here so often, but today is day 441 of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, so it is good to speak with you today. With regard to this bill, Bill S-8, and the amendments on individuals sanctioned by Canada and by SEMA, we strongly support this legislation as drafted by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.