Yes, very much so. Canada has played a leadership role in many regards. This is a chance for us to do so again.
It's encouraging that the work of this committee, whether it's been on previous iterations of the Magnitsky law—the first one and then its amendments—or on countering arbitrary detention and hostage taking, advocating for political prisoners.... These have been rare issues, not only of agreement but also of unanimity. The Magnitsky law was passed unanimously in 2017. The honorary citizenship for Vladimir Kara-Murza was adopted unanimously. Mr. Lai's case was supported unanimously. These are issues of common cause that bring Canadians together and that reflect your own leadership in having come together on this. It's very gratifying for us, as civil society organizations, to see that.
I hope that here too, Bill C-219 will be a place of coming together for the sake of global justice and human rights.