Thank you, Mr. Chair, and my thanks to our witnesses.
I appreciate the information we've been able to gather over the last several months from our witnesses and from the opportunity to visit Colombia. We went to some schoolrooms. Mr. Julian and I had a chance to pass out some pins and to see the effectiveness of CIDA. The Canadian International Development Agency has played a strong role in assisting the Colombian government in setting up protection for children's rights.
Since 2005, government has put up $10.5 million to support Colombia's search for peace through global peace and security funds, including $7 million this fiscal year. Some $5.4 million of that has been directed towards security and stability programs such as the monitoring of demobilization of paramilitaries. Approximately $2.6 million has been used to support transitional justice, and $2.5 million has assisted the promotion and protection of the rights of victims of the conflict. Do you think that's a good use of Canadian taxpayers' money?