Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to our witnesses.
I really believe that advancing justice and looking at areas such as police reform should be a critical part of our work in international development, because so much flows from the rule of law in terms of people's ability to pursue opportunities for themselves. If security is not taken care of, it's much more difficult for them to do that, but if it is, then much else flows from that in terms of opportunity for investment and other actions.
I want to probe the fact that clearly a substantial portion of our development assistance dollars are related to security and supporting police capacity. We see this with allies and partners as well.
What is the nature of our engagement with policing? Are we talking about providing equipment? Are we talking about training? Is there a need for broader, deeper root-and-branch reform, which we've seen in some countries, where police officers are essentially replaced by new recruits who come in and bring a broader, deeper culture change.
What is required in the kinds of reforms that will really meaningfully strengthen law enforcement in Haiti?