Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
I want to echo the thanks of my colleague from the Bloc Québécois. You've taken on a really complicated topic, you've reviewed it and you've really put something comprehensive forward. A number of us sit on the human rights subcommittee of the foreign affairs committee in addition to being here, and this means a lot to us.
As we've said quite a lot lately, democracy is something that dies in the darkness, and you've really taken steps to shine a light on that darkness through this bill, which addresses six key areas. It brings forward human rights accountability reporting. It defines and recognizes transnational repression. It expands sanctions. It brings asset forfeiture and enforcement timelines into line and into a stronger regime. It helps with transparency and parliamentary oversight, and then it takes that additional step to deal with issues of foreign influence and broadcasting controls.
I get a lot of correspondence from Canadians whose families are targeted by foreign regimes and from others who are concerned about transnational repression, foreign interference and disinformation and, of course, the presence of war criminals in Canada. They want Canada to act on things.
We've talked a lot about the importance of this bill theoretically. I'm wondering.... You must have spoken to a number of Canadians who shared their personal stories with you. Do you think you could talk a bit and expand a little on the way in which this is going to make a difference and matter to Canadians?