I'm glad you mentioned Japan. I think that's an area I want to discuss going forward as well. It's a very important market to us. So is Russia, I believe.
You mentioned in your presentation that we need more people on the ground, that we need a stronger representation of Canada, and one of the ways to do that is through our consular services. We want to make sure we have that representation.
You're probably aware that at the end of next month, on March 31, there's going to be the closure of four consulate offices--two in Japan, one in Russia, and one in Italy.
I just want your thoughts. In light of the importance of Japan, and in terms of its market size, do you think that is a strategically smart thing to do, from your perspective, in terms of trade and business and so forth? Specifically, Russia also is another key emerging market. I want your thoughts on that as well, because that's something that contradicts what you said. You suggested initially that we want more people. Now the question is, is it strategically smart for us to close those consulate offices?