Obviously then no one will be able to answer.
My second question concerns mainly CIDA. When I questioned the Minister of International Cooperation about funding sent to China, she clearly told me that no funding was going there. From what I understand, funds are not sent directly to the government but CIDA funds programs in China. If I understand correctly, this represents $43 million a year, which is not negligible.
First, I want to know whether you do assessments allowing you to determine the impact of your projects and whether they have a positive impact on human rights. Since the committee has been studying the issue of China, we have been told that the situation there has never been so bad in terms of human rights, despite the constant increase in funding from the Canadian government to various programs.
No doubt there is work to be done, to say the least. However, as a public servant, do you not find it somewhat paradoxical for the Canadian government to fund programs in China through CIDA and for China to send money to Darfour? We are trying to help improve human rights, but they don't seem to be improving at all and, at the same time, China thumbs its nose at us by sending money to Darfour. Is this not a funny message being sent to taxpayers? In your opinion, how can we explain this situation to the public?