Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I would first like to apologise for missing the presentation, but following the Minister's presentation, a number of reporters wanted to talk to us outside. So, all my apologies.
I would like to know a bit more about the cooperation among departments, be it Global Affairs Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or the RCMP, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Department of Justice, the Canada Border Services Agency, and so on. I would like to know how cooperation usually takes place and more specifically in difficult situations, such as hostage takings. How has that changed? I feel that, especially in hostage takings, the role played by Global Affairs Canada is different from the one played by the RCMP when it comes to negotiating with actors on the ground.
Can you tell us more about that and about whether improvements are desirable?