Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Senator, I'd like to come back to the principle. What I understand is that your goal was to save Afghan women. That was the ultimate goal. It's often said that the end justifies the means. Quite frankly, the fact that you sent facilitation letters that were found to be inauthentic doesn't bother me much. What bothers me is government action. I read somewhere that you provided 640 letters, I believe.
How is it that a senator was contacting Afghan women who may have wanted to come to Canada? I'm having a hard time understanding that.
How is it that the government is not the one primarily responsible for this? How come you were the one taking the lead on what was being done in Afghanistan?