Thank you very much, Ms. Vandenbeld, for that very important question. I'm very delighted to be here this evening with this distinguished group of parliamentarians. I will happily relay your kind wishes to Professor Cotler.
To be expedient with time, I want to say that the fact that Mr. Isaak is, with his colleagues, the longest detained journalist in the world is really the emblematic case of media freedom and the global assault on rules-based international order.
Mr. Isaak's case happens to be an extremely egregious case. It is one that is deeply painful. He's been subjected to all sorts of horrific acts in detention, and he has had absolutely no access to consulate protection. He's had absolutely no access to counsel or to family. He hasn't seen anyone, let alone the light of day, for probably 20-plus years.
How can we make his case the case study for the global assault on media freedom? It's very simple. Canada can play a leadership role. As I mentioned earlier, this is one of my recommendations. Canada led the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations, so we can take this case, raise it within that context and make it the emblematic case for the discussion on the global assault on media freedom.
I hope that answers part of your question.