Foreign Affairs committee  The first paragraph of article 5 of the Arms Trade Treaty states that the treaty must be implemented in a “consistent, objective and non-discriminatory manner, bearing in mind the principles referred to in this Treaty.” The non-discrimination issue is very broad, and the treaty

Foreign Affairs committee  The organizational change is actually a very minor technical point to cover not just companies but also unions, other societies—it's a broader term—and to harmonize with the Criminal Code for the criminal provisions. The actual brokering provisions are new. The brokering provis