I find your answer quite intriguing, given that you're comparing the situation of hostage‑taking abroad with domestic situations. Here, we have more control over the situation, whereas abroad, the situation is often completely out of our hands. The concern is that this provision, which clearly sets out the possibility of monetary compensation, could have extremely adverse effects.
I'll now turn to another matter. The committee considered the opportunity to publicize cases of arbitrary detention. I was personally involved in the case of a Canadian citizen's imprisonment by the Saudi Arabian government. At the time, it was preferable to keep the issue out of the headlines. We worked behind the scenes to try to move the case forward. In other cases, such as the two Michaels, we chose to act quite publicly.
Don't you think that the government should be given the flexibility to choose the best strategy to pursue, rather than revealing so bluntly and publicly that the government might now be willing to pay monetary compensation?