I haven't done an exhaustive review, but certainly I think it would be fair to say that among western countries this would be groundbreaking. This would be something where Canada would be leading the way in demonstrating that we don't just say we believe in a rules-based international order, but we actually implement and we put our money where our mouth is.
So far as I know it would be groundbreaking, but I want to emphasize that I did mention at the very end an interim step that the government can do immediately. If they say they are complying with international law and Canadian law, then they should have no problem with this. That is to add to the existing process the requirement for an independent expert legal opinion, and the question would be “Will this proposed export be in compliance with Canada's legal obligations under the ATT?”
That's something we could do immediately. That would be a start towards getting the idea that this has to be based on evidence and on expert legal opinion.