Thank you, Chair.
Also, thanks to MP Lantsman for putting this bill in front of the committee and, at some point, the House.
The first job and responsibility of every Canadian government is to protect Canadians everywhere they exist, whether inside or outside Canada. We have many examples of Canadian governments stepping up to protect Canadians abroad, and I thank all the people on the ground who do this tough negotiation and the tough work in these cases to make sure we get a positive result.
There were cases that we've experienced in the past. If Bill C-353 had been there at that time, how much difference do you see that it would have made in the negotiations or the end result when a hostage has been taken or when a Canadian was being detained deliberately by any foreign player?