No, and this didn't get much reference in some of the earlier exchanges, but I want to specifically point out the part of Bill C-219 that mandates government responses to requests for sanctions from the committee. That is an important act of transparency.
It has a parallel to existing frameworks in the Magnitsky law. Currently, parliamentarians can pass a motion to repeal sanctions but can't pass a motion to implement sanctions. There's a bit of incongruity there. I think this bill helps to fix that and makes sure that parliamentarians can encourage the government to do this.
I would add that it doesn't put a significant burden on the government. It's enshrining in legislation what can potentially be done creatively with Order Paper questions, but in a much more transparent and democratically oriented way. This parallels existing sanctions removal mechanisms in the current legislation.
