Russia has officially responded to the collective western sanctions of which Canada is a key part by essentially shrugging its shoulders and saying, “You can try whatever it is you want to achieve. We'll just go ahead with our plans anyway.” This is a nightmare for diplomats, frankly. We, the west, use sanctions first, as discussed, to deter the hostile actions we are trying to prevent, and then to punish them.
What do we do if the country doesn't care, or rather the country's leadership doesn't care? That's exactly the behaviour that Russia is demonstrating at the moment—demonstrating it not just by continuing to fight this war against Ukraine, in Ukraine, but also by expanding relations with countries that are willing to undermine our sanctions. It's essentially telling us, the wider west, “You can keep trying, but we'll put up with whatever the temporary harm is. We'll expand our relations with other countries, and on top of that, we may punish some of your companies.” I know there is an ongoing dispute between Russian and Canadian companies regarding aircraft that were seized after the invasion.
This is, frankly, a nightmare for diplomats. I don't have an answer to it. I just know that regimes today can afford to be very arrogant when the collective west imposes sanctions.