Chair, I'd be happy to take this question.
Since the beginning, Canada has worked very closely indeed with our partners, with the United States, the U.K., Australia and in close collaboration with the European Union, in order to discuss and align our sanctions measures for maximum impact, immediate impact, on Russia for its actions.
In that spirit, you will see symmetry from Canada and our allies in our efforts on the sanctioning of individuals, entities, financial institutions and members of the Russian State Duma who voted to recognize the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk. As well, a number of measures have come forward in recent weeks, including support from Canada to partners to connect key Russian banks from SWIFT global interbank payments system and other measures.
Canada continues to work with our partners and like-mindeds to align our economic measures for maximum impact and influence to try to get President Putin to desist from his current activities.