Legislation that would impose sanctions on human rights violators around the world, deny them visas, and seize their assets may soon be passed in Canada.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said last week that the government will support Bill-S-226—which would establish Magnitsky-style sanctions on human rights abusers not only in Russia but worldwide—after “some technical amendments” have been made.
The bill originated in the Senate and so reverses the normal legislative process by getting final approval from MPs in the House of Commons before finally becoming law. Conservative MP James Bezan brought forward a similar bill in 2015 but it failed to …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
