I'd like to speak to why it's important to have it.
Part of it is that if you look at the performance report of Global Affairs Canada's sanctions operations of 2018-24, it says, “Canada's sanctions legislation did not articulate a role for the FINTRAC”, which is clause 9. Clause 8 says we need to work with “improved coordination with other government departments,” such as the RCMP, FINTRAC and CBSA.
That's what this is all about. It addresses the concerns that were raised in the performance report and the evaluation of Global Affairs Canada's sanctions operations. The report said that, looking at reports coming from the Senate and House of Commons committees, there was “a lack of clarity of departmental roles in sanctions enforcement. An underlying issue is the tension between authority and power for enforcement.”
This is helping address those shortfalls. All we're asking for is better reporting between these government agencies to ensure that the sanctions bureau is operating across the responsibilities within the whole-of-government approach.