I was just going to say that in some of the places where we actually urge people to avoid all travel, we actually have a presence. For example, in Kabul or Baghdad or places in war zones, we have missions and staff that are there under specific security protections, but we don't consider it safe for Canadians to travel freely about the country. In some countries, there are only certain regions of the country that are insecure.
Where we do not have a presence and we don't have a pre-existing relationship, in most instances we have a network we can extend. For example, we have a consular warden system, which is a system whereby prominent Canadians who are residents in that region or in that country on their accord agree to be a point of emergency contact for us to allow us to reach out and check on the well-being of Canadians and to otherwise assist them. For example, in many of the very small Caribbean islands affected by the hurricanes, given that there were, I think, 17 different islands affected, we had wardens who were in place who actually went far above and beyond in terms of travelling throughout the islands to locate Canadians and ascertain their well-being.
We work through other like-minded partners. We can work through other organizations. Our consular staff are, I've learned, extremely creative and adaptable. They'll work through non-governmental organizations or other business structures to try to reach people. In general, I would say that, from the international consular links we build and the Global Consular Forum, all countries find themselves in the same position. None of us are everywhere, and certainly none of us are everywhere all the time. There is a very supportive system whereby if people are vulnerable and in need and have specific medical or security issues that need to be addressed, those who are closest make the best efforts to reach them.
In a place like Syria or where the security situation is very difficult, it's not always possible to reach people, but we use all the means at our disposal to do so.