Mr. Chairman, I should clarify just in case people did not quite understand it.
When we used the designation “minister” in the definition, it did not necessarily refer to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Different ministers could apply. In this case, clearly it would be the Attorney General of Canada who is the legal officer for the Government of Canada, again comparable to the other offences in the Criminal Code where they would act on behalf of it. The Minister of Foreign Affairs I can tell you would have absolutely no interest in being the operative agent in this case.
(Clause 22 agreed to)
(Clauses 23 to 25, inclusive, agreed to)
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