Thank you.
I want to ask you two questions. I hope that in the next minute and a half you could answer both of them.
You talk about language competency. When I travel overseas, I always make it a point to visit our diplomatic missions whenever possible. I have noted that in Canada, we have people from many different backgrounds who can speak second and third languages in addition to English and French. However, at some missions, we have employees who can only speak English or French. We have Canadian staff, not local staff.
Could you comment very briefly on the importance of Canadian staff having the ability to at least understand a local language? That's the first question.
Second, could you comment on Mr. Bergeron's point about the importance of this committee travelling in order to enhance our understanding of what's happening overseas?