Thank you very much to the presenters, as well as to Mr. Savard-Tremblay for bringing forward this study on how Canadian mining companies are operating abroad, dealing with human rights, the environment, and a whole bunch of matters. Thank you very much.
I'll direct my question to MiningWatch, and maybe Mr. Thomson could update us.
We've talked about a number of countries where these atrocities are happening. As a government, we're undertaking to help eradicate them through legislation we're currently working on. It's in the mandate letter for cabinet ministers, including Seamus O'Regan.That work is under way, and those consultations are happening. This information will help to inform them further.
One of the things I started to think about today is, where are we at? Do you have information relating to Canadian mining companies in relation to Russia and the Russian sanctions? There were a number of Canadian mining companies operating in Russia, sometimes through a joint venture and sometimes by themselves. Do you have any information or updates about the sanctions? Some Canadian companies, such as Kinross, were also operating there, I believe.
Perhaps I'll start with Ian in the room and then go online to MiningWatch for a perspective of where we are at. How are the sanctions working against this illegal, horrendous war that is killing people and resulting in rapes and a whole bunch of horrible things? Let's speak to that issue.
I'll start with Mr. Thomson.