Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here. There have been many good stories about the Canadian Red Cross, and I want to thank you for the work you do.
What we saw after the Haitian earthquake was the generosity of Canadians who came forward to donate and to ensure that these vulnerable people had access to clean water and to shelters, so we say thank you also to the Canadian public.
I have a couple of questions for you.
Mr. Clair, you made a comment, and that was my question when I was listening to you at first. What kinds of impediments do you find to building these shelters? You talked about land rights. Obviously, international development wants to see people have shelters because that's fundamental to good health and to education for children, and we are contributing to all those things. What is the average length of time that you face in order to get land right disputes settled, and is there a way we can help with that?
Could you comment on that?