I'll be clear: it's not that I'm saying not to proceed; I'm saying that if we choose to proceed, we should do so carefully, and I'm saying there are ways. When I say not to act unilaterally, I believe Canada shouldn't be acting alone. However, if we think of the example of Russia and the crisis in Ukraine, we used legislation that allowed Canada to act unilaterally, and to then act in concert with the U.S. and the European Union. They don't form a recognized group of states, those three groups. That's how we're able to use SEMA and its unilateral provisions to act in a concerted way. If the committee wants to proceed, then provided that it's with the idea of working together with other willing states, I think that's one thing Canada should do.
On October 26th, 2016. See this statement in context.