More transparency needed on Canada’s sanctions on Russia, say critics

From June 7 and Aug. 9, the Canadian government placed an additional 79 Russian individuals and 78 Russian entities under sanction, but seemingly no additional assets were frozen.

NDP MP Heather McPherson, pictured speaking with Liberal MP Robert Oliphant on Sept. 26, has been calling on the government to be more transparent about its sanctions on Russia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

September 28, 2022

With Canada positioning its sanctions regime as one of the main pillars in confronting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an NDP MP and a sanctions expert say more needs to be known about who and what has been penalized. Canada has sanctioned 954 Russian individuals and 257 entities since 2014, as wel...

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