Certainly.
When my colleague the Minister of National Defence appears before this committee he will address the matter of his budget. I, however, will stick to CIDA's budget. And, regardless of whether your party supports the initiative, funding will reach $100 million by 2011.
We plan on helping the people of Afghanistan to take control of their future, and we are doing so at their request. We estimate that, by the end of the year, $15 million will have been spent on various projects in Kandahar. Four CIDA employees are working there. They are working with the local population to ensure that Afghan voices are heard when it comes to prioritizing projects and undertaking the reconstruction of Afghanistan.