I agree with you, having participated publicly in several efforts regarding various cases and having often taken part in press conferences where all recognized parties in the House united to support a specific case. Examples would be Vladimir Kara‑Mourza, but also Raif Badawi or Jimmy Lai, among others.
That said, I have serious concerns about the text, and, frankly, that is the purpose of the meetings we are currently holding. I am not in favour of one option or the other, but what we currently have in the text leaves it up to the minister to decide whether to disclose information.
Shouldn't we instead recommend a model based on the prior consent of the families before the minister has a say? Shouldn't it be up to the families to decide whether such information should be made public?
This is not currently included in Bill C‑219, and I was wondering whether it would be worth adding it through an amendment.