Thank you, Chair.
If I may, I will read parts of this amendment, which seeks to amend proposed section 55 so that CSE is prohibited from knowingly entering into arrangements with institutions of foreign states or other entities suspected of engaging in torture and require approval of the IC to do so, and so we say:
The entities referred to in subsection (1) include entities that are institutions of foreign states or that are international organizations of states or institutions of those organizations but do not include entities that subject, or are suspected by the Establishment to subject, individuals to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, within the meaning of the Convention Against Torture
And so forth.... The other piece that's important is, “The Minister must not approve an arrangement described in subsection (2) without the approval of the Commissioner.”
This is obviously complementary to NDP-41 in a way, where again we're seeking to maximize the legal protections and legal framework around the comportment of CSE and to ensure that we're not in a situation where we might be party to other state actors or organizations whose standards for human rights are far less great than our own.
I would also ask for a recorded vote on this, as well, please.