That's fair, but maybe I could rephrase it somewhat. We give legitimacy to a lot of these groups, but let's face it: they're thugs. They're people who have gained power, and they get it by guns, and they use the religious aspect. The end result is that we have another unstable country.
You mentioned that our minister was quick to cut off aid dollars, though standing behind the people. But Mali has been a focus for CIDA for quite some time. Could you give a brief description of our programs in Mali and a sense of what accomplishments we have contributed? What programs have been suspended as a result of the coup? Can you just tell us what we still will be doing as a government? I know that we suspended a lot of our programs, but what will we continue to do to help the Mali people?