I know there are members and others who have raised questions about whether our existing sanctions regime is enough, particularly the Special Economic Measures Act and the Magnitsky laws. They don't specifically address hostage-taking. I think a dedicated sanctions regime for this particular issue is probably something worth exploring in this country as a deterrent and to give us even more tools in the arsenal to impose sanctions. It would be dedicated for this, particularly.
I think it does something further. There are lots of obligations Canada has under international law, and there are further things that are probably mandated and required from us domestically to address this. There are a number of articles within the UN hostage convention, the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, United Nations General Assembly resolution 68/276 and Security Council resolution 2133.
Not only does it do something our sanctions currently don't; it also helps us adhere to some of the things that I think we're lacklustre on.