This is before our committee called on the government to tie Canadian aid to the human rights records of these nations, and I just wanted to point out for the record that I spoke with the minister for CIDA. She indicated that the Canadian government does not give any funds to other governments. Any resources the Canadian government does provide--for example, for food security and for those sorts of things--go directly to aid agencies. That's why the funding is rarely, if ever, withdrawn, because it would simply harm the people who need it the most.
Other than that suggestion, can you think of any other suggestions that the Government of Canada should consider as to how to respond to the situation in Egypt, keeping in mind there is an interim government? Even the military itself is very interim. Who do you negotiate with? Who do you try to set agreements with? These are the questions that come to my mind.
Do you have any suggestions?