Mr. Chairman, Elections Canada, as a rule, does not work at the local level. Our expertise, our strength, does not lie there. Our strength lies in working at the national level of elections. This is why bodies invite us; this is why other countries invite us. They want to know how to run a federal election or a national election. That is where we have our expertise, and that's where we can be of particular help to them.
In terms of what happens at the local level, other forces must intervene to allow that to happen. Our strength is in running elections. It's not in fortifying political parties, and it's not in fortifying various political forces in the country. Therefore, we can only contribute that for which we are world experts and for which we are renowned as world experts.
In terms of cooperation with the FCM, we've not done that as a major course on the international scene at Elections Canada. That is not our strength, sir.