Pas de problème. Merci.
I want to zero in on two things briefly, and the time is very short.
There's been a lot of consternation expressed this week about cuts that have been announced in international youth internship programs. I'm interested to know whether IDRC and Rights and Democracy have such interns working through that program now.
Secondly, I'm wondering if you could comment on whether you have hired graduates from such internship programs, either those who have worked directly with your agency or organization or those who have had similar experiences elsewhere that have formed part of the résumé on the basis of which you've done that hiring. I wonder if you could comment on that.
Also, in your last round of comments there was a brief mention of a concern that I think exists. It's a question of balance; it's a question of sensitivity. It's the issue of whether development aid is going to be needs-based or whether there's a danger that aid can become tied to a political agenda of the donor nation. Is this something with which you have grappled in regard to your own decisions about what kinds of programs you've become directly involved in sponsoring or have chosen to become associated with in countries where there clearly is an agenda about advancing democracy?
Where do the trade-offs get made between the aid that very much addresses fundamental needs and any political agenda with which we may be associated? What do you see as the challenges and hazards in that?