I will give an overview, and then I'll ask my colleague Mr. Wheeler to add to this, as these are the objectives of the government.
The Governor General is the commander-in-chief. One of the reasons we were going to this region and one of the things she did while she was there was go and visit our troops in Kuwait and in Qatar to accompany them, to see what they were doing, to offer them support and to recognize them.
We were also going to these countries as a gesture of thanks to these countries who helped Canada evacuate Canadians from Afghanistan during the crisis. We were there to build relationships with people who support this very important part in our foreign policy.
These questions.... The costs were really shocking to all of us. We had eggs. We had omelettes.