Foreign Affairs committee  You're putting me into the shoes of the RCMP commissioner. I'm going well beyond that of a lawyer, but I'll say this. If I was the RCMP commissioner, and I was told I could only conduct one investigation a year across all of Canada, would I pick this area? Probably not. Is it imp

Foreign Affairs committee  Let me give you one example that builds on one of our recommendations, which was the consolidated list. If you're in Europe or if you're in the United States, if you're an individual, if you're an SME, you can go to the government website, and you can click on one link, and you c

Foreign Affairs committee  Could I add two very quick points? First of all, I have not come across a client, a Canadian company, that does not want to comply with the law. They want to comply, and if they are calling me it's because they are unable to figure it out on their own. When we talked about my rec

Foreign Affairs committee  I would say that there are three reasons. Some simply back off because they are risk-averse. Some will determine what they believe to be compliant, and they will proceed. In terms of why there have been so few prosecutions, again, I would personally suggest that it is more becaus

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, I'd be happy to. Maybe I would take a slightly different twist. You asked about delisting. By way of example, if you take Russia or Iran, when they were recently delisting, without the consolidated list that we have urged be created at least for a week, two weeks, or a mont

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. First, let me begin by thanking the committee for the opportunity to appear today. I am hopeful that my experience will be of assistance to your review. I also appreciate the opportunity to further refine the Canadian sanctions legal regime. It is an honour