Thank you for coming.
This is a dog's breakfast. I think of four different things.
First, I think of the organization. It's now obviously in a state of crisis. I think it's our job to try to figure out how to right that ship again.
Secondly, if what we have heard today is true and we discover it's true, Mr. Beauregard's reputation has been maligned perhaps beyond repair, unless we as a committee seriously take responsibility for his reputation.
Third, I'm very worried about what's happening on the ground. I'm not asking about that today. But how are our partners overseas perceiving this difficulty we're in at the moment and what we're doing with it?
Finally, for this committee, I think in any language, in any political language, this is a dog's breakfast. It is something we have to deal with.
You have both had experience in coming to committees before in the capacities you had within Rights and Democracy. We have a responsibility as a committee to get it right and try to not make politics as much a part of it as they might be.
Could you offer advice to us as a committee? I'm not saying you're telling us what to do. But as somebody who's worked with this committee in times past, how should we approach this problem? What action do you think we should take to remedy what has happened and to get this organization back on its feet?