Thank you, Mr. Chair.
To start with, I will address Mr. Michalchyshyn and Ms. Middlemiss.
In our view, it's important to make sure that the right people are sanctioned so that we protect the victims of certain regimes, who are also here, and not encourage those regimes.
My colleague raised a question about sections 5 and 6. These two sections redefine inadmissibility and provide for the broadening of the definition of the term “sanction”, as we understand it. A number of witnesses have already suggested that there are problems with simply talking about sanctions without defining the term.
What impact would a better definition of the term “sanction” have, and what would be the consequences of not defining it? Why is it important to define the term?