Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Sedra, Mr. Gilmore, thanks for being here.
I have heard several of you say that we need to bring more pressure, that we need to do this to Musharraf, to point a finger at him and ask him to do more. But I tend to agree with my colleague, Mr. Patry. What none of you have said so far is what actually can be done. Shall we be making investments in the farther territories and not just in Afghanistan? I agree that the solution to Afghanistan rests largely in Pakistan, but by just saying “do more”, you're not going to achieve anything.
There is a proposal on the table with the Government of Pakistan. I believe even the G-8 might have it and the United States is also looking at it. Perhaps it amounts to $750 million, I am told.
Do you think we need to make investments along the border areas, particularly in the FATA, in North and South Waziristan? Perhaps we're trying to settle the Afghans, we're trying to curb the insurgency. Do you think this would help?