Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank all three of you for being with us today for this important study.
I will go relatively quickly. I was the Deputy Chair of the Special Committee on Afghanistan, so I will start with the situation in that country.
Many Canadian NGOs came to see me, often privately, to tell me that the Canadian Criminal Code was preventing them from doing their work in Afghanistan. The United Nations Security Council passed resolution 2615, but Canada never followed. In July, everyone said they agreed, including Minister Joly and Minister Sajjan. In September, we were told that changes were coming.
To date, Ms. O’Neill, have you seen a change in the Canadian Criminal Code pertaining to NGOs?