Thank you very much.
I'll address deleting (c) first. That would eliminate concerns about the question of “certain projects”.
Again, I would probably want to double-check with my colleagues over at the Department of National Defence, in case there are any concerns on their end about their ability to work with companies that produce cluster munitions. On potential research and development on items that are not cluster munitions, I would like to double-check that with them.
The one comment I would make about.... If the proposed language amending clause 6 was rejected, it would raise some concerns about the original language proposed in Bill C-281, which doesn't focus clearly on intent. We think it is an important element under criminal law to prove that people invested with purpose, knowingly. Otherwise, the way Bill C-281 is currently drafted puts criminal liability on people who merely know that they have an investment, and that can happen at any time. It doesn't require that they have the intent to invest in—