I don't have the number here of people who were evacuated. As you know, there was quite a significant lift in the immediate onset of the crisis.
Canada and other like-mindeds were put in a very difficult situation in April 2023 when the crisis hit. In order to evacuate a significant number of citizens, we worked with like-mindeds and others to get people on planes. Canadians also helped some of the citizens from other countries to be evacuated on Canadian Armed Forces planes as well.
I don't have the numbers on hand here with regard to the number that have been supported to leave. It's relatively small, but I'm told that our consular officials are in contact with those who have requested support. There are about two dozen active consular cases of all types of Canadians who are still believed to be in Sudan.
In addition, based on my own experience working on fragile and conflict-affected states, I would say that the things that trigger a violent conflict are very difficult to predict. It's not unusual to be in a situation like we saw in Sudan in 2023 when the events leading up to it are obvious in hindsight, but it's hard to know the exact moment it's going to happen.