Thank you, Stephen.
That's a very important question. It was really at the centre of the discussions and the preoccupation of several delegations in Paris. Corruption is an issue that was raised with President Karzai in unequivocal terms, both during bilaterals as well as during the plenary by, I would say, most if not all the delegations that were around that table.
The message was actually quite clear, I think, that Afghanistan has to actually assume responsibility and make sure that measures are being implemented to reduce corruption, as you say, to make sure that corrupted officials are essentially fired and that proper measures are also put in place to account for the assistance that is being provided.
President Karzai actually made it clear also in his statement that Afghanistan took that issue very seriously, that he intended to put in place a number of measures to address the issue. Also, I think the message was, although not said in so many words, that he understood the link established between the need for Afghanistan to demonstrate progress on that front and the capacity or the will of countries to proceed and provide assistance.
There is work being done. In the case of Canada, we've been insisting a lot with Afghan officials for the need to actually put in place a system under which they can vet appointments and make sure that people who are being appointed are clean and will do their job in a way that's compatible with international standards.