I was speaking to the rewards for justice program that has been cited.
I want to be clear on the history of the program that, yes, it has been in place since 1984. It was introduced as part of the U.S. legislation on anti-terrorism, so it has been used predominantly in relation to terrorist acts, foreign interference and malicious cyber.
They have only now begun to roll out and consider applying that same approach in circumstances of hostages. Our assessment in relation to this bill remains in the considerations that I've outlined and the concern that we do not inadvertently have information flow to the individuals who have taken Canadians captive. That is a significant concern. We also do not want to inadvertently incentivize that.
We're always open to learning from best practices. We're constantly in contact with our U.S. colleagues on this, but they're only now rolling this out. Our analysis and our concerns remain the same, but we will continue to engage with our American colleagues on the implications of rolling this out on these particular cases, recognizing the considerations and concerns we've raised.