Ruby Sahota at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On January 28th, 2021. See this statement in context.

January 28th, 2021 / 3:50 p.m.

Liberal

Ruby Sahota Liberal Brampton North, ON

Coming to the issue of sanctions, Canada is imposing 113 different sanctions on Venezuelans implicated in these human rights violations, but the Americans are imposing other economic sanctions.

Why has Canada made this decision? Why is it better to link sanctions to individuals rather than to the economy?

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