Jati Sidhu at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On November 21st, 2016. See this statement in context.

November 21st, 2016 / 4:05 p.m.

Liberal

Jati Sidhu Liberal Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, BC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you all for your testimony today.

Mr. Kent touched a little on the Russian sanctions, but I'll be more general in my question. After the invasion of Crimea, the Government of Canada placed sanctions on several Russian and Ukrainian officials, but shortly afterwards, the Russian government responded by placing sanctions on a list of Canadian officials. Are these sanctions mainly symbolic or do they have practical uses?

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