Mr. Bachand, allow me to give you a different point of view.
When the literacy programs ended during this quarter, 23,500 had received training. Over 220,000 people received training on the risks associated with mines. These are important things because people could step on a mine at any time.
Another kandak was evaluated as being perfectly able to plan, execute and maintain operations on a nearly independent basis. Over 75 additional police officers were trained, which brings the total to 2,105.
The Dahla dam project created 50 new jobs, and 405 people worked on the site. Regarding another major project, two new schools were built, as I mentioned, bringing the total to 14 schools.
Further, 197 teachers were trained, bringing their number to 341. Over 95% of children targeted by vaccination campaigns against polio received vaccinations during that quarter. Thanks to Canadian aid, over 95,500 tons of food were made available through the world food program.
It is not easy to measure progress in a context of conflict. You know as well as I do that the ability to make progress and to report on progress is compromised by security problems.
It is not always easy to notice or measure progress on a quarterly basis, but look at the trend. I think we can be happy with the work which our military, our civilians, our men and women, have accomplished since the beginning of this conflict. Progress has been made, and more particularly since we implemented quantifiable and measurable objectives.