Absolutely. I'm certainly proud of the very long-standing Canadian leadership on gender equality. Across Conservative governments and across Liberal governments, I think Canada has a real legacy and deep expertise in partnerships that we have built on gender equality. I think elevating positions like an ambassador for women, peace and security does demonstrate in global spaces that we are absolutely serious about the importance of gender equality in multilateral spaces and in diplomacy.
One thing we've spoken about a bit but I would really like to make a final point on in the context of Canada's Africa strategy is the real importance of policy coherence across our foreign policy tools. I would like to see our foreign policy be better integrated between diplomacy, defence, commerce and development. That is absolutely crucial. It does require a whole-of-department, whole-of-government and whole-of-Canada approach to taking that coherent approach and perspective. I think, when we look at the particular geopolitical context we find ourselves in, there is some work for us to do as a country to be more coherent across these different foreign policy pillars.
