Mr. Chairman, I'll be splitting my time.
My question, through you to Mr. Mulroney, is this. There has been a lot of discussion and evidence of very weak public institutions that clearly are not capable of countering the insurgency, and this had led clearly to feeding the insurgency, allowing the insurgents to win over public support. People are frustrated, particularly the poor, at the lack of real governance, lawlessness, the absence of essential services, and ultimately the issue of corruption, which we're hearing more and more about, particularly from key figures within the Afghan government. Could you respond to that in terms of what Canada is doing in responding with our allies in dealing with the situation? Clearly, if there's a lack of public confidence, we're not able to advance the goals you have articulated this morning.
Could you keep it as short as possible, so I could then go to my colleagues?