Just for information's sake, Mr. McCallum has now had his credentials approved, so he is an ambassador. I understand that Mr. Dion should probably be in the same category within a week. There is still, obviously, merit to a discussion of the structure. I know what the structure is, but I'd rather not get into that with you today.
All that to say, generally—and Mr. Kent knows this very well—when you appoint someone who's already a public servant, there is no need to have him be a special adviser or anything of that nature. When you retire as a member of Parliament, there's a gap in your employment, and if you want to give these individuals documents that are considered to be of a security nature, you have to give them an order in council that allows them to look at them. That's the rationale for that, just so you know, and that's what they'll tell you, because that's exactly the way it works. That's why cabinet had to present their certification as they waited to become full ambassadors.
The other piece of information, just to inform the discussion, is that Mr. McCallum is already in China. What I want to consider, if we do call these gentlemen forward, is that we do it through video conferencing. Otherwise, it would be a very expensive matter to bring Mr. McCallum back from China, which we have the right to request, as you well know. I wanted to bring that to your attention as we have this discussion.
Is there any further discussion?
Peter.