Minister, in your statement you mentioned Afghan women and girls, and of course Mr. Chong touched on that subject as well. I'm sure it's very near and dear to all of us as committee members. At the Special Committee on Afghanistan, we heard the same troubling stories in testimony from witnesses about what was happening to women and girls in Afghanistan. At that time, there were reports that schools were being closed, that women could not travel without a male escort and that school curricula were all based on religion, with no academics.
I would like to hear from you, Minister, about some of the things Canada is doing to address this situation.