I think one of the reasons we are signing is so that we can provide the leadership in the world. Working together, in the way that we are, to strengthen...is one of those areas.
I'd like to go to the second point, which is the regulation versus legislation. When we had the government officials here and we heard from the minister, it was very clear that everything in article 7 of the ATT is going to be in the regulations, and in many cases possibly exceed what is in article 7, where currently some of them do.
One of the reasons I like it in regulation is that we're seeing a very, very quick expansion of the kinds of threats that are out there, and also in terms of rights. Gender rights and gender-based violence were not included in many of the multilateral treaties previously, and they are today. When we look at the future, you look at technology, at the possibility of lethal autonomous weapons, and AI and cyberwarfare, by having it in regulation, it allows the government to be more nimble and quick in responding to those kinds of threats, in terms of expanding the regulations.
I also noted when we had the officials here, they said there will be strong consultative process with civil society, and there will be reporting to Parliament.
Could you comment on that, in terms of the regulations themselves and making sure that they're strong?