I commend you, Chair. I got about a third of that, but I greatly appreciate Mr. Hopkins' testimony.
I heard gender-based violence and rape being used as a tool of war enough times that I know that this is a very serious issue, and of course, in the end I heard his thanks for child protection services.
I have seen UNICEF at work in the Zaatari refugee camp. In Jordan, they play a leadership role there, so I just want to commend UNICEF for the great work they do all around the world.
I would like to start, too, by commending Mr. Glen Pearson as well, who served as a member in the chamber. I seldom saw any kind of undue partisanship from him. Quite the contrary, we worked on many issues very constructively, so I want to commend Mr. Pearson in that regard.
Mr. Pearson, I will start with you because you mentioned the progress that had been made in schools particularly with women who had felt supported enough that they actually spoke out vociferously against some of the concerns in the area, against their own government. You mentioned an investment of $3 million, which is not a lot of money but it sounds like it went a long way.
Before I ask any other questions, right now you were talking about protecting what progress has been made, and I agree with you. What steps could Canada make to sustain that, to protect the advancement, and maybe even though it's a crisis of huge magnitude, with famine, maybe even make some progress in the sense of having that as a safe haven for people to come to get some aid?