Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to our guests for being here.
The press release I sent out asked if Canada was going to answer the call of the Congo. I'm glad to hear that we have part of the message answered, and maybe we can probe a bit more.
One of the things I was taken by when I was in the DRC is that it has been noted that the DRC has the paradox of the plenty. It is an extraordinarily rich country. It is extraordinarily diverse in terms of the natural resources there, but it is absolutely devastating to see the effects of the wealth on the population.
My questions have to do with what we can continue to do, because we have done some good work. I have to acknowledge the embassy there and the officials I met with. They are doing good work on the ground.
I would like to know, first of all, if we're seeing the $15 million that was committed particularly to deal with gender violence running out. Are we looking at continuing that funding for that important initiative? As everyone knows, the gender violence hasn't ended. In some cases it's become worse, or it looks different or is in different places. I just want to know, in that particular case, if we are continuing the funding of that project, which I think was due to end this year.
You can always get back to me later on that.