I call the meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 70 of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of June 23, 2022. Members are attending in person in the room, as well as remotely through Zoom.
I'd like to make a few comments for the benefit of the members.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the committee is resuming its study of Canada's sanctions regime.
Now, we're very grateful that we have three distinguished witnesses before us. We have Senator Andreychuk, who needs no introduction to anyone in Ottawa. She is a distinguished jurist, a distinguished diplomat and a senator. Anyone who is familiar with foreign affairs is very familiar with her. In addition, we have Professor Cardwell with us today—we're very grateful, Professor Cardwell—and Mr. Benjamin Schmitt, who has appeared before us previously and is a senior fellow in the Department of Physics and Astronomy as well as being at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, both at the University of Pennsylvania.
You will each be provided with five minutes for your opening remarks, after which we will open it to the members for questions.
As I understand it, Professor Cardwell, you will be going first, followed by Professor Schmitt and then Senator Andreychuk.