Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Since we're talking about Mr. Genuis' amendment, I would like to let my esteemed colleague know that I didn't particularly appreciate his calling a debate in the House of Commons this afternoon on another issue the committee is reporting on, at the same time that we are all gathered here to discuss the current report on vaccine equity. I appreciate the urgency of the situation, but I think the debate in the House could certainly have taken place tomorrow, so that the committee members could have participated in both debates, the one on the vaccine equity report and the one on the so-called referendums Russia is holding in Ukraine. Let's just say it wasn't particularly tactful of Mr. Genuis to proceed that way given how it affected his fellow committee members.
Coming back to his amendment, I will say that I understand why he wants to have the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, listed as a terrorist entity. I would even call it a legitimate request, but I'm not sure I see the connection between that and Ms. Bendayan's motion, which deals specifically with the killing of Ms. Amini by the so-called morality police and the protests that ensued in Iran and all over the world.
Tying together two issues that are significantly different from one another is simply an attempt at a two-for-one, in my view. I would have preferred it if Mr. Genuis had put forward a separate motion that sought specifically to have the government list the IRGC as a terrorist entity. Instead, we have this half-baked attempt at piggybacking this issue on Ms. Bendayan's motion, which should stand alone.
For that reason, I am unfortunately going to have to vote against Mr. Genuis's motion, not because I disagree with the substance, but because I disagree with the form.