Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank our guests for taking part in our meeting and sharing their expertise with us.
My first question is addressed to our three guests.
I would like you to give me a short answer, because in my opinion that is what the question requires.
I was surprised once again to hear Mr. Côté say that to his knowledge, there is no study demonstrating the effectiveness of the countries of focus approach. However, it is the very purpose of our study.
My question is very simple. Does one of you know a study, for instance from your international partners, that demonstrates the effectiveness of another approach, whether it be a thematic approach, or one that focuses on regional or geographic concentration? For my part, I note that we seem to have made an ideological or philosophical choice that does not seem to produce specific results in terms of effectiveness.
Is there another approach that is backed by serious analysis?