Foreign Affairs committee  Sure. Thank you, Mr. Chair. With respect to the immigration consequences of sanctions, the objective is clear: it's to prevent inadmissible people from travelling to Canada in the first place, and if they do arrive in Canada, to effect their removal. We have evidence that the Magnitsky sanctions approach, which is slightly different from what existed for multilateral sanctions prior to the Magnitsky act, has been quite effective.

Foreign Affairs committee  For immigration, it's Bill S-8, but yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  Speaking with respect to the inadmissibility consequences of sanctions, if there is an issue with a listing, it would be the CBSA that would convene the meeting—

Foreign Affairs committee  On the inadmissibility immigration consequences, we would be the lead. If it has something to do with who is sanctioned or with somebody wanting to get off the sanctions list, that would belong to Global Affairs.

Foreign Affairs committee  With respect to the immigration provisions, we will call the interdepartmental meetings if there's an issue with the administration of the inadmissibility provision. If it's an issue with respect to who is listed or delisted, Global Affairs will. I know from experience that our colleagues at Global Affairs have called interdepartmental meetings when there's an issue with interdepartmental coordination.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes. I would say it would go to them. They have in the past, I know, when the sanctions were—

Foreign Affairs committee  That's correct.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thanks for your question. I can speak to that from the immigration perspective in particular. From an immigration perspective, as the committee would know, we were just here a couple of weeks ago on Bill S-8. There is a legislative gap on the inadmissibility side of the sanctions provision.