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James Bezan

Conservative on Sergei Magnitsky International Anti-Corruption and Human Rights Act 2026-10-08

165 words · 6 sentences · 7 clauses

Replying to Mona Fortier (Liberal)

“Madam Speaker, I want to commend my colleague on all the work he has done. He sponsored this bill. I will be delivering my remarks on the bill shortly. I do want to ask my colleague if he could maybe share a bit about the impact of some of the amendments that were brought, one of which would introduce a new requirement for the minister of foreign affairs to report annually on Canada’s efforts to advance human rights internationally. How is this important to the bill?”

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Madam Speaker, Claims · 165 wordsyes, this is important. Originally, the bill called for the minister’s office to publish the names of political prisoners we have been advocating for.¹ After reflection and testimonies that were heard at the committee, it was decided to take that component out.² However, it allows us to ensure that the Government of Canada is always standing up, first and foremost, for human rights in Canada and around the world and for actions taken to promote human rights around the world. Having it tabled here gives a chance for the foreign affairs committee or others to go through and hear from the minister and study that report and look at the cases that the government is working on, especially on the broad scale. Although it is not in the bill anymore, Parliament has the opportunity, through committees, to hear from diaspora groups and other experts on corruption and gross human rights violations and bring those to the committee, which can report it back to the House.

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Signal · 100

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Relevance · 100

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Respect · 100

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Claims · 2

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1“the bill called for the minister’s office to publish the names of political prisoners”Bill C-219 as originally drafted called for the minister of foreign affairs’ office to publish the names of political prisoners.search
2“it was decided to take that component out”A component of Bill C-219 requiring the publication of political prisoners’ names was removed following reflection and testimony heard at committee.search

Analysed on 2026-10-19