Yes, that's right. That's the difference in this case. It's a burdensome and unnecessary legal and sanctions process that is being put in place. If you are a company that's going to develop a project in a difficult part of the world, you minimize your risk. This raises the level of uncertainty, so you go elsewhere. You base yourself elsewhere to develop that project.
I can't imagine that it would be a great boon to the TSX. But I don't know how many complaints and investigations would be launched. What would the effect be on Canadian mining companies, or oil and gas companies? Who can predict? I would disagree strongly that it would have a positive effect. But as to how negative would it be, who can tell?