Mr. Speaker, we have Canadians all across our land signing petitions. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress did a fantastic job in trying to capture the issue and now soliciting support by getting people to sign petitions. I was at a couple of events where the petition was circulated.
I want to make quick reference to the third point where it refers to imposing personal sanctions against those individuals, their family members and associates who are responsible for human rights violations, criminal activity or corrupt business practices in Ukraine.
My question for the member is that as Canadians as a whole see the value of taking more tangible action, what are his thoughts about taking selected, targeted sanctions and the benefit of Canada playing a stronger leadership role in that whole area? It is something I believe Canada is uniquely positioned to do and on which he might want to comment.