In terms of a cultural or linguistic expert, we have employees of Tibetan origin within Global Affairs Canada, as we do throughout the country.
In terms of understanding the actual situation on the ground, I think all of us, including those who study Tibet on a more or less full-time basis, rely, at least in part, on official Chinese statistics, the reliability of which you can question, but that's what we have. Whether it's statistics on economic growth, which suggests that Tibet's economy is growing much faster than the average—although from a low base—or population statistics, which tell us that approximately 90% of the population in Tibet that is shrinking slowly is Tibetan, versus for example, Han.
When we keep in mind things like that, you also have to remember that migrant labour is not necessarily counted in those official statistics, so they can be skewed.