Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, madame and Mr. Latulippe.
We have five minutes. I'm going to ask you some questions and I would like you to give me succinct answers, please, Mr. Latulippe.
You told one of the newspapers in the capital here in Ottawa the following:
There is no role for Rights and Democracy to enter into debates about foreign policy. We have to work within the framework of government foreign policy....
You aren't unaware that it was Parliament, not the government, that gave Rights and Democracy its mandate. What does the independence of Rights and Democracy mean for you now if the agency has to work within the framework of Canadian foreign policy? That's my first question, and I would like you to give me an answer, please.