Mr. Chair, in response to the question, in the first instance I just want to reiterate the point I made that the government's CSR strategy responds substantially to the recommendations of the round table report and builds on measures in place, including the adoption by EDC of the Equator Principles, which guide its business. As well, EDC has a CSR advisory group and a compliance officer, so a number of mechanisms are in place and then are augmented by the strategy, which responds to the plurality of the round table recommendations.
In regard to specific situations in other countries, in the first instance, should a company violate the laws of another land, the expectation would be that the country, through its mechanisms, would address that. In terms of the work of the mission, it would be to find out the nature of the situation and specifically work towards a resolution with the government of the country in question, the company, and others.
The existing national contact point, now coupled with the CSR counsellor, provides an opportunity to do fact-finding and transparent reporting on the nature of the situation and move it towards mediation and mechanisms that can provide a resolution.