My hope is we freeze, seize and sell as many of the assets as possible of those linked in any way with supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. I think it would have the impact of getting the behaviour we need to see, as you suggested earlier, by imposing costs on the Russian state, on Vladimir Putin and on his regime. I think the more costs are imposed, the more likely it is that Russia will eventually have to withdraw from Ukraine and stop perpetrating the human rights abuses it perpetrates every day against the Ukrainian people.
Not only that, but it's really important that we.... I believe we should impose the harshest sanctions possible. These measures are part of that.
I thank you for the work you've done thus far. I encourage you and your colleagues to do as much as you possibly can as quickly as you possibly can. It's not just because lives are at stake in Ukraine or Ukrainian sovereignty is at stake. I think Ukraine winning this war is in Canada's interests, for our security and the quality of life we enjoy here in Canada. I think we need to do everything we can so Ukraine wins. When Ukraine wins, we will all win.
I thank you for that work and I encourage you to keep moving forward.