I'll be glad to tackle this first.
I actually have copies of the most recent polling information that we've been able to obtain through the Gallup affiliate in Colombia, the polling organization. Mr. Uribe currently has a 79% favourable rating; he's actually down from 82% earlier. He's extremely popular with his own people. There does seem to be a bit of a disconnect because he was democratically elected twice--the second time with a larger plurality--and, frankly, enjoys approval ratings that I don't believe any Canadian prime minister has ever enjoyed in the history of our country.
I also have information about the favourable and unfavourable ratings for various institutions of the country. It's very interesting because the most favourably viewed institution in the country of Colombia is the military forces. The three most unfavourably viewed institutions in the country are the FARC, the ELN, and the paramilitaries. The paramilitaries enjoy the largest favourable rating at 3%, with 91% unfavourable.
Colombians have a very favourable view of their governmental institutions, their democracy, and their country. They're very proud of their country. They're struggling with insurgency, terrorism, violence, a lack of education for many of the people, frankly, and lack of opportunity. But it isn't for lack of effort on the part of their government, I don't think, to make things better.
It kind of boggles my mind that we as a country wouldn't want to get more engaged to assist them to make the transition from the state that they've been in, to a more developed, advanced, secure, and prosperous situation.