Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to continue with the NCCM.
Particularly with the amendments to the SOIA, we've heard the term “transnational repression” come up a lot. I was struck by the testimony we received from members of the Tibetan community and Uyghur community, who both have a very troubled history with the People's Republic of China. They were listing off the intimidation and all the different tactics that have been used against members of their communities because of what's going on in their home countries.
All of the things they want included as a part of a definition of “transnational repression” might already be included in the amendments to the SOIA. However, do you see the conundrum we're in? We have different communities pulling us in different ways. I understand your concerns with the lack of a definition of “intimidation”, so if you want to add to that, please go ahead.
There is a theme to the way this bill deals with foreign interference, but the part that seems to stick out is the amendments to the Criminal Code updating the definition of “sabotage”. I asked the Minister of Justice about that, and he made reference to the fact that this provision of the Criminal Code dates back to the 1950s, hence the necessity to update it. There are sections in the Criminal Code that allow for proper advocacy, protest or dissent.
Do you have anything to add, specifically in reference to this section, on what we should be looking at for amendments?