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FAAE Committee Report

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That, given the Russian Federation’s unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine, the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development report to the House of Commons that it:
  1. 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;

  2. 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 Federationand its illegal annexation of Crimea

  3. Calls upon the Russian Federation to immediately end the targeting of civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and schools.

  4. Calls upon the Government of Canada, and all parties in the House of Commons, to support:
    1. 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
    2. 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
    3. 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
    4. 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.

  5. Stands unwavering and united in our solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings(Meetings Nos. 3, 5 and 8) is tabled.