Canada’s sanctions list has grown in recent years, but experts criticize performative approach

Sadly, applies in too many areas:

…Canada’s use of sanctions has expanded dramatically in recent years, with more than 4,000 individuals and entities now on its sanctions list, yet federal departments have limited resources to track the names and ensure that the sanctions are still warranted or effective.

Recent reports by House of Commons and Senate committees have questioned whether Ottawa does enough monitoring of the effectiveness of its sanctions.

One expert, Andrea Charron of the University of Manitoba, said Canada has a “fire and forget” approach to sanctions. “We put a name on the list, and then that’s the last we hear from it,” she told a House of Commons committee last year.

“We spend a lot of time up front on whom to target, but we don’t spend a lot of time on looking at what the effect is on these targets and whether we should be maybe adjusting with allies and in response to events on the ground.”…

Source: Canada’s sanctions list has grown in recent years, but experts criticize performative approach