Thank you, Chair.
I apologize for my tardiness. I was with colleagues from all parties with regard to the situation in Burma. We had a long press conference. My colleague from the Bloc and Mr. Rae and the Conservative Party member were in attendance.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
I should mention my connection to Ukraine. It goes back to the elections. I have an item I will save forever, an orange scarf that was given to me by my mother, who was there as an election observer. It was also a lucky charm for me during the 2006 election, and I will keep it forever.
After the euphoria of the elections in Ukraine, what followed was the process of liberalization after the collapse of the previous regime. One of the things that I think many people are seized with is that a lot of corruption has been reported. I don't think that's news, but what has been Ukraine's experience with it? Have any of your activities worked on stemming corruption? If so, could you elaborate?