Foreign Affairs committee  I understand the frustration around this and I certainly understand and note the frustration of the family, because this is a very difficult situation for a family to find themselves in and for an individual to find themselves in, but you can be assured, Mr. Chair, that our department is actively engaged at the most senior levels and is consistently trying to, at a minimum, gain consular access to Mr.

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't have that information because really, once we get into the enforcement space, that is the responsibility of financial institutions, and it's a responsibility of the RCMP and the CBSA in terms of enforcement. What I can tell you, though, is that for anyone who is sanctioned—anyone who is on that list—any assets they have in Canada are frozen, which means that they can't trade them, sell them or do anything with them.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes. We have been very actively engaged since Mr. Celil's initial detention in 2006. We continue to raise his case at every opportunity. The department continues to provide support to the family of Mr. Celil as well. This is an issue that is very important to us, and we continue to raise it at every opportunity with our Chinese interlocutors.

Foreign Affairs committee  As Minister Joly noted, we have imposed sanctions on over 1,000 individuals and entities. In addition, we have worked with the G7 to remove the access of a number of Russian banks to the SWIFT system, as well as to remove their access to their reserves.

Foreign Affairs committee  At Global Affairs, we don't track what those assets are.

Foreign Affairs committee  I will get whatever information I can, but I'm not sure that we actually have that comprehensively. This is actually one of the reasons you've seen the formation of the task force globally within the G7, in order to ensure that these assets are tracked and that there is appropriate enforcement.

Foreign Affairs committee  We've actually just approved a swathe of sanctions that are essentially more like an export ban on certain commercial products. This will align us with the export ban that was announced by the U.S. right after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While I can't go into detail on that here, I am happy to provide you with all of the export controls that includes.

Foreign Affairs committee  One of the questions on all of our minds right now is how this ends. At this point, our primary objective is to isolate Russia, working with our allies to impose significant costs on Russia so that President Putin understands the consequences of what he's done and is therefore encouraged to cease his aggression and to engage in diplomacy and resolution of this issue in a meaningful and trustworthy way.

Foreign Affairs committee  We believe that the human rights situation in China is of grave concern, specifically with respect to the Uighur people but for other minorities as well, in addition to the situations in Tibet and Hong Kong. We've called for, as Minister Joly noted, a transparent and unfettered access in order for the situation to be assessed, particularly by Madam Bachelet.

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll ask Kevin Hamilton to answer this question.

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, the issue around energy dependence brings up a broader issue around the knock-on effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the increase in the price of energy; including the commitment, in response, of the EU to reduce its dependency on Russian oil and gas; and including the increase in the price and the reduction of the availability of food and the potential for a broader humanitarian crisis.

Foreign Affairs committee  Canada's priorities with respect to Afghanistan are, first of all, safe passage for vulnerable Afghans and for Canadians; the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance; the Taliban's respect for its international obligations, notably the fundamental rights of all Afghans, including women and girls; and coordination with partners on counterterrorism.

Foreign Affairs committee  Let me just say by way of introduction, before I turn it over to my colleague Kevin, who's at the table with me, that we are outraged by the threats that President Putin is making in this regard. We and our G7 and NATO allies have decried these threats at every opportunity. It is irresponsible and, in fact, reckless.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much for the question. One reason we and our partners are working on a strategy is to address questions like that. One key element or pillar of our strategy is to ensure that the rules-based international order—the international rules that govern all of our conduct—respond effectively to new challenges and new opportunities in the Arctic.

Foreign Affairs committee  Certainly, we recognize that the security and defence of the Canadian Arctic call for effective international frameworks and international cooperation, as well as national defence and the capacity to use that defence. Mr. Chair, I noted before, in response to a question, all the items that the Department of National Defence is currently working on in order to strengthen Canada's defence in the Arctic, and also that there's a commitment in the mandate letter to both the Minister of National Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs to NORAD modernization.