With frankness, Mr. MacGregor, it's reflective of what we heard in consultations and where we are as a nation. It troubles me that the sabotage provision hasn't been amended in 75 years, since 1951. That is a tremendously long time to not update an important definitional provision in our laws. It's also reflective of what we're seeing in the work you guys are doing at this committee, what we're seeing from NSICOP and what we've seen from Madam Justice Hogue's inquiry.
What we're learning is that foreign interference is very present, and it affects essential infrastructure. It affects various levels of influence and various components of Canadian society. I think modernizing the sabotage offence is what we need to do to make sure we're being responsive to the threats we're facing and to ensure that Canadians have confidence in the approach we're taking to what is a very pernicious issue.