In 2009, the Bloc Québécois, which is my party, introduced a bill to create a commission of inquiry that would have been independent from political power. It would have had the necessary resources to conduct its own investigations and to appeal directly to Global Affairs Canada if the department had offered support to those mining companies in order to encourage or force the department to withdraw that support.
That brings me to my next question. Have you heard of Canadian embassies providing diplomatic support to mining operations in foreign countries?