I have to stop you there. So you're saying we could be critical; we have people on the ground. To use Venezuela, we're trading; we can be critical. We can, in some cases, build institution and actually help capacity in those countries. That's essentially economic diplomacy, sir. It's recognizing that you can trade, while also providing developmental assistance, while also trying to improve the governance within that country.
Honduras is a great case in point, because that was the last time you joined our committee. We heard from many witnesses—you included—about the crime and narco-trafficking in Honduras. As one of the largest donors to that country, we're an important development partner. We're building institutional capacity building within their justice system, that sort of thing. We're engaging politically and diplomatically. We're also trading. We're also recognizing that there are some Canadian exporters are on the ground there. That's economic diplomacy.
I don't see how we can sort of pick and choose from that tool kit of diplomatic statecraft to say in one country—Venezuela, for instance—we're only going to trade, but we cannot engage bilaterally; we cannot engage in developmental assistance. You're seeming to suggest that we should only do development, not trade.