Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Monsieur Latulippe, thank you very much for appearing here with your colleagues today. We appreciate your being here.
First, I'd just like to comment. A question has already been raised about the reputation of a member of the board, and comments have been made about that. I think it behoves all members of this committee to be sensitive to the reputations of persons who have tried to serve Rights and Democracy on the board and in other capacities. I also appreciate the tenor of your comment in regard to respecting the name and the reputation of your predecessor, Mr. Beauregard.
That said, we recognize also that there are some constraints on what you can say before the committee because of ongoing legal matters related to the dismissal of some former employees.
Now, let me just take up my first question from this footing.
Rights and Democracy seems to have a bit of an identity issue, and I think you partially addressed it in your remarks. Rights and Democracy is not operating under a normal framework as a government agency. Certainly it's not CIDA, it's not DFAIT; it's an arm's-length organization from the government.
On the other hand, it's not a private donor, as you mentioned in your remarks. I think you report having contributed some 729...is it million dollars to the UN?