Thank you very much.
Questions and comments will have to be very brief. It seems that we actually have to adjourn the meeting in six minutes.
Mr. Livermore, you said this:
“contacts are part of the solution.”
Ms. Fortier, you said that foreign experience was also necessary.
Many witnesses have said that, in any given country, difficult cases often require a good understanding of situations on the ground. Pardon my bias, but I believe that the people from Global Affairs Canada or even from certain NGOs are those who best understand the reality on the ground and the best networks there.
Nevertheless, we have heard about cases where the Royal Canadian Mounted Police essentially controlled the operations, and where Global Affairs Canada didn't seem to participate much, at least on the surface.
Could you talk a bit about these situations and about intergovernmental coordination, especially with regard to kidnappings?