International aid, indeed. When I was in Kiev the last time, the signals I was getting from colleagues there—and I won't name them—was that a lot more money is needed in terms of development aid from Canada to Ukraine.
I think one of the areas where Canada could play a very leading role is again in this battle against corruption, in helping, for example, to train officials to deal with that sort of thing. Also, Canada has been active in terms of training police officials, border guards, that sort of thing. That needs to be maintained, if not increased. It's really supporting those key institutions to develop to the level expected of a modern country.
The other area where we have been very active, and by “we” I mean Canada, and where we cannot let go is in the area of public health. I'm sidetracking a bit, but because I have expertise in this area, I'm going to say it. Believe it or not, in areas controlled by the Ukrainian government have the lowest immunization rates of anywhere in the world. It's lower than Somalia and places like that. A lot of this has to do with corruption, but a lot of it is because there just isn't the expertise there to do things like procure childhood vaccines, that sort of thing. Canada has contributed money for things like childhood vaccines, but it's the whole system that needs to be looked at and reformed.
Finally, Canada has played a very key role. We have great ambassadors at the OSCE and in Ukraine in terms of participating in finding solutions to bring peace back to Ukraine. That's what everyone wants, of course, through participation in Vienna and the Minsk accords. That sort of participation needs to continue. We need to find a solution to this conflict, because it has cost too many lives and displaced too many people.