Thank you, honourable member.
I would just reinforce that Zimbabwe is not a country that is reliant on donations or distributions. Zimbabwe is made up of hard-working people. However, it turns out that due to the environmental changes, climate change and the economic environment, as well as the poverty in the country, the conditions for people have gotten to the extent that they have. Also, the poor administration, the government administration there that is corrupt, has led people not to be able to live comfortably, be able to live within their means, to the extent that a lot of people have had to leave the country. There's a lot of brain drain as a result. It's not because they don't want to be in Zimbabwe.
I, for one, would go back home if the situation got better, but because of the economic conditions, I have to fend for myself and I have to fend for my family. I still have family back home. My heart bleeds. It's heart-wrenching just to see the conditions of poverty and the deteriorating health systems in Zimbabwe.
That's why we are coming before the Canadian government, before this committee: to find out if there's any help we can get to alleviate and improve the way of life for the people in Zimbabwe.
I apologize. My French translation is not working properly. I've been working with IT to get this resolved. I might not have answered the question fully, but this is the best I could do, based on the hand-off that I got from Mr. Gombiro.