I think one of the things to keep in mind as well is that failing to meet the needs of fragile states makes them much more likely to descend into conflict in many circumstances, which of course then spirals and spreads to other parts of the region.
From the Government of Canada we had heard, and we had been excited, that there was going to be a strategy or a policy for Africa. Then we were told there was going to be a framework. The Global Affairs Canada staff, earlier in this study, told us it is now an approach.
Does that worry you? Does that degrading of what we're looking at from the Government of Canada worry you?