Mr. Chair, let me just say that the government can't support this motion for a couple of reasons. Most clearly, there is no proposal. There is no decision. This is just a rumour factory. We do not have a proposal. We do not have a plan. But we do have what we call a constant review to ensure that Canadian diplomacy is robust.
This is something that governments take, and Madame Lalonde was absolutely right. The last government, as a matter of fact, Mr. Chair--those sitting over there--closed 31 consulates. One would ask them why they closed 31.