So, do I hear this right that the new law, formally applicable to all countries, will actually be applied by the Government of Canada to Saudi Arabia, China, Philippines, North Korea, Myanmar? So far, all the talks are about punishing Russia - is that because we have a loud Ukrainian community in this country? Should the Canadian Government apply the new law to Ukraine where 40% of the population speaks Russian and are banned from using their spoken language in the official places? It's far more than a percentage of Francophones in Canada ... isn't this a clear violation of human rights?
The truth is: pursuing human rights is a slippery slope ... or a double-edged sword ... one never knows when and how this very politically motivated weapon may be used against oneselves. The best we should do in Canada would be cancelling this law, and, instead, working on a case by case basis.