Thank you.
I think the important aspect of this particular clause is first of all to understand that we are being requested by a foreign state that is not in turmoil, as such. We have a state that is engaging in normal activities--it's not a Libya, for instance, which is falling apart--in which case we could have local officials who are functioning in the same way as when our authorities in Canada deal with local authorities in other countries on mutual legal assistance issues.
I think we should distinguish clearly that we're not dealing with a country that is a failed state. We're dealing with a country that is functioning and that is in the process of reviewing its own books to determine whether former officials, current officials, are asking us, Canada, for assistance. We're dealing with a functioning state.