Mr. Wallace and Monsieur Pétillon, thank you very much for being here today.
Monsieur Roy, who was here just prior to you, gave us a very gripping commentary. Part of that involved the fact that up to 40% of children in Haiti have never gone to school. The fact that we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars in Haiti and yet 40% of the children have not gone to school is, to me, utterly staggering. It's incomprehensible that a society whose children have never gone to school could ever develop and move forward.
I also know CIDA is moving away from bricks and mortar. I would submit that we have to do both. Without a shadow of a doubt, we have to deal with governance issues, but I would also implore you to move back toward doing some bricks and mortar. In my view, we cannot meet the millennium development goals unless developed countries invest in bricks and mortar for primary health care and primary education.
Perhaps you could let us know if CIDA has any desire to change and move forward to investing some money into bricks and mortar for primary health care and education for Haiti.
Merci beaucoup.