Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I find the subamendment that has been proposed very worthwhile and important. In our justice system, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. I think it's important to make that distinction and to be able to say, not only here but abroad as well, that just because a person is prosecuted doesn't mean that they have been found guilty.
If a person is prosecuted for acts of corruption, we can trust in the Canadian legal system enough to say that certain elements must lead people to believe that it's worth taking that person to court and putting them on trial. We're talking about here or abroad. If a person is prosecuted in Russia, in the United Arab Emirates, or in a country where democracy or the judicial system is more or less formal, what happens then?
Is it true that some people could be excluded because they are victims of frivolous lawsuits?
I'd like to hear Mr. Schaan's comments on that.