Foreign Affairs committee  It's an important and vital question. It's essential to come up with a protocol that gives the government flexibility and the ability to react quickly. In the current circumstances, that's not what we have. Global Affairs Canada submits a report once a year. However, the report

Foreign Affairs committee  Sure. I'll be brief. Other countries in the EU have had Turkey on their radar for a while. The Netherlands, for example, whenever there is any requirement for an export permit, has to notify the Parliament of doing this. Although they have been an ally, I'd say they're a sketc

Foreign Affairs committee  Sure. I think we've been pretty much blindsided by the Saudi weapons exports and everything, and in the grand scheme of things we haven't designed a good process to have these debates in the public sphere. I think the 2019 bill, Bill C-47, has done a good job at moving us forwar

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, I'm laughing because this is a really difficult question, and I've been struggling with this issue. It seems easier to target countries where our economic relationships are not as great. You're absolutely right that our relationship and how we've developed our defence indust

Foreign Affairs committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you very much for your invitation to appear before the committee. As somebody who grew up in Aylmer, Quebec, I can switch between French and English. I'll try to do my talk in French, but we can talk in English afterwards. Since my colleague ha