Thank you, Mr. Chair.
You've given us a lot of information. Your comments also bring many questions to mind. I'll try to get straight to the point.
Ms. Toupin, you mentioned the project aimed at training more women in order to integrate them in peacekeeping operations. We are told that to date there are still less than 10% of women in the force. I suppose you have a program and funding. Is the funding expiring? Will the program be extended? Is your core funding for this type of project threatened?
I will quickly move to another topic. Mr. Tougas, my understanding is that things are not working, in short, because we are not getting the civil society involved, we are not consulting with the civil society, and, internationally or as a donor country, we are not taking into account the context, customs, culture and values. That is why we are not getting the results we had in mind when we implemented the first project that will come to an end when the $15 million from the Canadian government runs out.
We are told that the government action plan, which it issued because it wanted a seat on the UN Security Council, is a very good plan full of good intentions, but with nothing new both in terms of funding and objectives.
Could you comment on that? The floor is yours.