I'll have to interrupt you, Minister. I just wanted to know if you agreed with the idea of creating an Ombudsperson position or not. You seem ambivalent about it, but that's fine.
As I'm sure you know, the Special Committee on Afghanistan has been looking for solutions to the crisis in that country for a few weeks. We were focused on the humanitarian aspect yesterday, but this affects your department because, as you know, your government promised to bring in 40 000 Afghan refugees.
Yesterday, I offered retired Major-General David Fraser the opportunity to ask a question through me. Mr. Fraser's question was this: Minister, what is the plan to evacuate these people?
Why aren't you doing what the United Kingdom, the United States or France are doing? They're talking to people directly instead of sending emails.