Maybe I could answer that. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the latitude
This is to ensure we do have examples in our history, and it doesn't take much to imagine them, where so-called charitable organizations assist in helping other countries develop munitions. I think it's an appropriate criminal prohibition against providing direct or indirect financial assistance to a state that could be developing cluster munitions.
As you say, the Government of Canada, Canada as a party to the convention, would face the prohibition, but this would ensure that...and we can't imagine all the different permutations for individuals, organizations, institutions, mistaken and benighted individuals of all kinds. I remember well friends of mine in Great Britain who wondered when New Yorkers would figure out that donating money to various IRA front groups was actually resulting in people being blown up in Northern Ireland. This would be a good criminal prohibition.