It's a very good question.
Of course, our eyes and ears are open for issues relating to Venezuela all the time. Things evolve. The OAS itself has a potential role to play if and when we can get to a willingness within Venezuela to move towards a democratic transition.
Canada would be willing to use the tools available through the OAS, such as technical assistance in organizing elections and eventually election observation missions, to ensure elections are free and fair, when and if that time comes. In the meantime, we've been working with such bodies as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to follow and monitor the situation there, read the reports and make sure that the information is shared and socialized more broadly among the OAS membership.
We just had, as a matter of practice, our biannual dialogue with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Their rapporteur for Venezuela spoke, and we had a good exchange on their perceptions there and the desire, which Canada supports, to have the commission go to Venezuela to do an on-site visit to verify the human rights situation on the ground. It's something that has not been possible for the last 20 years, and we continue to look at ways of supporting that initiative.
At this time, following the discussion on political prisoners last month, we are starting to look toward what we might do in the future. In particular, we are discussing with partners—including the United States, Brazil and Mexico—areas of constructive collaboration where we can work together. We continue to work on that, but I have nothing specific to report, other than that we continue those efforts now.
Of course, we also maintain close touch with the Secretary General of the OAS, who has the capacity to offer his good offices to work with contacts within the regime and with other players in Venezuelan society. He has, for example, met with María Corina Machado to discuss her views of the future, and there are other ways in which he can help facilitate dialogue, which we support.
