Mass protests began on 25 January 2011 in central Cairo against the authoritarian rule, since 1981, of President Hosni Mubarak. The events in Tunisia served as a catalyst for further revolt across the region, most notably in Egypt and Libya.
On 14 January, President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, whose autocratic rule of Tunisia had lasted for 23 years, was forced to quickly resign and flee the country in the face of growing popular unrest. 1.1 The International Political Context: Turmoil in the Middle EastĪ dramatic political transformation has been under way in North Africa and parts of the Middle East since January 2011.
The bill received Royal Assent on 23 March 2011.īill C-61 establishes the powers of the Governor in Council to respond to requests from a foreign state that is in political turmoil or in an uncertain political situation, allowing Canada to take action to seize, freeze or sequestrate property that has been inappropriately obtained or misappropriated from the foreign state by such designated persons as current or former heads of state, government ministers and officials, military officers or judges. On 3 March 2011, the Government of Canada introduced in Parliament Bill C-61, An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of the property of officials and former officials of foreign states and of their family members (Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act).
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