The convention as a whole includes the interoperability clause.
The convention was negotiated very much with states' requirements for security cooperation with non-state parties in mind. That was a starting point of the negotiations.
Canada and a number of other states made their position on that particular point very clear from the beginning. It was very clearly understood that there would be instances when interoperability might require members of the Canadian Forces, or of the forces of other states, to participate in the use of munitions in specific limited circumstances.
In terms of the mixed messages, the messages are very clear. The exemptions are extremely specific, very narrow, and they are further narrowed by the directive that my colleague from National Defence indicated will be put in place.
For this particular convention to have the maximum signatories and maximum participation, needed to pass at the international community level, that particular clause was required. It was an important compromise without which many states would not have been able to sign it at all. It is an important substantive element of the convention itself.
I pass the floor to my colleague from National Defence.