Good afternoon.
Canada has a reputation as a defender of human rights around the world. The concern has been raised in here, and I share it, that our current sanctions regime lacks both the legal effectiveness and the enforcement capacity to hold accountable individual human rights abusers.
You heard mention earlier about the Magnitsky legislation that was adopted in the U.S. Congress. That's something that has been raised in the Canadian context as well, not just with Russia in mind but globally. I'm looking for your suggestions. I'm looking to hear from you. If our goal is to be able to hold to account human rights abusers in other jurisdictions, how can we go about doing that? What suggestions do you have on how we can have something with teeth that will allow us to hold these people accountable?