First of all, I should clarify that currently the officers who interview refugees in Nairobi--there are three of them--are all Canadian-based. We do have locally engaged staff who do a lot of the administrative work. That's true. They are trained and know they are working for the Government of Canada, as I am. They've been trained. Many of them have worked in a Canadian work environment for an extended period of time, so they are familiar.
It's hard for me to comment on what they could do if they didn't like one particular kind of applicant versus another. That would be highly unusual. We have staff who are themselves members of that same sexual-orientation group who are working there. It's not the first time. It's not unusual, either. There is not much I can add.
I read the comments from a previous witness who commented differently, but I can only firmly disagree with that view.