As mentioned, there are two ways the government survives. One is deification of the supreme leader and the other is physical control. Let's say, if we have a human rights in North Korea act here in Canada, first of all, whatever it contains and whatever the contents are, the implication here is that—oh, Canada has an act on human rights? When we're talking about human rights in the human rights act, we mean human rights abuses in North Korea. Ultimately, it originates because of the deification of the supreme leader and the system. Effectively, it's an insult to the regime, to the supreme leader, who is actually a hero. If this were known to the general public in North Korea, it would serve as a de-deification of the personality cult. I think, more than anything else, that's important, even if it is a symbolic one.
On January 29th, 2015. See this statement in context.