Canada can join other countries that have already applied targeted sanctions, such as visa sanctions on the high-ranking officials of the Government of Cambodia. These people are coming to Canada. We know it for sure. It is symbolic. It gives to Mr. Hun Sen a very strong message, again, that the road for him is not open unless he can demonstrate that he wants to uphold, as Canada does, the principle of democracy. That's number one.
Number two is, again, if it has to be, economic sanctions. We do not want to see that, but if it has to be, then it has to be. Mr. Hun Sen will listen to and ignore any statement that is made unless Canada takes very strong, strict measures, and immediately, because we have only four months to go. In fact, by the end of April all parties that want to contest in the next election should file with the National Election Committee. We actually don't have four months; we have four weeks.
Still, it doesn't mean that time is up. If there is political will, a political solution, we can find a solution. The election day can be pushed back. At the end of the day, what the Cambodian people need to have is the freedom to vote on election day and vote for the party they want to vote for. That means a free and fair election, and exactly like any government, Canada cannot just give a double message. On one hand, you condemn what is happening in Cambodia; on the other hand, you do business with Cambodia. That is giving Mr. Hun Sen a free ride. It has to stop.