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Minutes of Proceedings
Bob Rae and Paul Prévost made a statement and, with Heidi Hulan, Sandra McCardell, Julie Sunday and Jean-Marc Gionet, answered questions.
Michael D. Chong moved, — That the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development report to the House of Commons that it condemns:
- the unwarranted and unprovoked attack on Ukraine, which was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a clear violation of international law;
- the previous invasion of the Ukraine by the Russian Federation in 2014 and the illegal annexation of Crimea into the Russian Federation; and
- the Russian Federation and President Putin for these violations of international law and attacks on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Rachel Bendayan moved, — That the motion be amended by inserting the words "given the Russian Federation's unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine" after the word "That" and that all the words after "House of Commons that it" be replaced with:
a. Condemns this unjustified and unprovoked attack, which was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, as a clear violation of international law, the UN Charter, and the rights of Ukraine to sovereignty, territorial integrity, freedom and democracy;
b. Condemns the illegal recognition by the Russian Federation of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as so-called “independent states”, and the 2014 invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and its illegal annexation of Crimea;
c. Calls upon the Russian Federation to immediately end the targeting of civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and schools;
d. Calls upon the Government of Canada, and all parties in the House of Commons, to support:
- The continued imposition of severe economic penalties, including sanctions, targeting President Putin’s inner circle, including Russian oligarchs, and those who have supported this egregious violation of international law; and
- The provision of support to the Government of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the provision of humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine; and
- The issuing of an order of general application directing the CRTC to a new broadcasting policy which would remove the state-controlled broadcasters that spread disinformation and propaganda from the CRTC’s list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution, effectively removing Russia Today (RT) from Canadian airwaves; and
- The removal of Russia from the SWIFT payment system, a critical part of the global financial system, an action which must be pursued in collaboration with international partners.
e. Stands unwavering and united in our solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
By unanimous consent, after debate, the question was put on the amendment of Rachel Bendayan and it was agreed to.
The question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Ziad Aboultaif, Rachel Bendayan, Stéphane Bergeron, Michael D. Chong, Don Davies, Ali Ehsassi, Hedy Fry, Garnett Genuis, Marty Morantz, Robert Oliphant, Randeep Sarai — 11;
NAYS: — 0.
At 1:01 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.