Just to be clear, I wasn't the one who was a monitor. It was my mother, and she brought back the scarf for me. I hope to go one day.
I think everyone can agree to the notion of Canada supporting capacity and professionalism and oversight and accountability, and certainly there is concern that, after the liberalization and the previous attempts in Ukraine to continue what was a positive trend, key commitments from others to ensure that it's sustainable are needed.
I do have a question, though, and I've brought this up to other witnesses, and generally for the committee. How does this fit in with Canada's foreign policy? My concern is that while this is a terrific initiative, we need to actually have a foreign policy strategy that encompasses this valid and important contribution. In other words, if we are just doing this piecemeal, ad hoc, it won't be as coherent and sustainable as it should be.
I guess it's a cart-and-horse equation. How do you see this working if we're going to do it well; that is, to provide public service training both here and in situ? And do you see the need for us to have a strategy for where Canada wants to be, as opposed to just waiting for people to come to us or responding in an ad hoc fashion?