Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for your presentations. Once again, we are just as frustrated as you are not to be able to request clarifications from each of you.
My first question is for Mr. Barr, because we talked about the legislation passed yesterday. We also talked about the motion tabled by MP Caroline St-Hilaire with respect to 0.7 per cent of GNP-GDP.
On the other hand, there is one topic we have not talked much about in recent years, and I think it's time we did. I'm referring to Canada's role in such institutions as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. These institutions have been severely criticized for the programs they've implemented, programs that do not focus on human rights and poverty eradication. I'm thinking, in particular, of the structural adjustment program.
Does Canada have a role to play in reviewing charters that date back to the end of World War II, with a view to refocussing them on the real objectives for which they were originally developed?