In talking about the privacy concerns around the reporting—and I understand that some families may not want to—in my conversations with Michael Kovrig.... I know that we have Brandon Silver up next, and he'll probably talk about Irwin Cotler's comments on shining the spotlight. Mr. Kovrig and Vladimir Kara-Murza have told me that if their situations hadn't been brought to the forefront and they had been forgotten about behind bars, they most likely would have been executed.
How do we balance this? We know that sunshine is the best disinfectant. How can we shine sunlight on governments that are really trying to repress individuals whom they have captured and imprisoned based upon political beliefs or religious beliefs? Jimmy Lai is another one, as my colleague Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe talked about. How do we make sure that, for those individuals, we shine the spotlight? Otherwise, it could get worse. Who knows?
