Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all of the witnesses today for your testimony. It's been very interesting and informative. I deeply appreciate that.
I'm going to start by asking Mr. McSorley some questions about arbitrary detention.
In your testimony, you talked about Huseyin Celil and those coming from northeast Syria. I want to get your perspective on this, because on Tuesday, I asked MP Lantsman if she believed this bill would apply to Canadians, and she confirmed that she believed it would. Given your testimony and given your experience advocating for Canadians in complicated cases, I would like to know your thoughts on that.
How have you assessed the bill in this regard? I think you mentioned it a bit, but could it assist Canadians who are arbitrarily detained and their families, or does this still remain a challenge, particularly in cases where the Canadian government of the day does not have the political will to push for resolutions to these cases or an interest in that?