Thank you Mr. Chair.
Thank you both for coming. It's an honour.
Mr. Clark--fascinating. I travel a fair bit across the country speaking at universities. What I'm sensing within the country is a very strong desire that Canada's image in the world be enhanced. This is happening at the same time you're talking about how we've been losing our way somewhat in the last while.
My question to you is a brief one, but it's a bit complicated. I know the world is also changing and the world order is changing. If Canada were to start investing again in a foreign diplomatic service through CIDA development and other things, we don't just want to throw money at it. How could we best apply our resources, if we were to increase them, that would take advantage of the Canadian desire that we be out there? I don't even think they're looking to government any more to do it; they're finding their own auspices to do it.
As a result of this changing order in the world, Canada may be losing significance because others are growing. How can we best leverage those resources if we want to be a presence in the world again, diplomatically and in development?