Their role is beyond essential. Before the problem arrives in Canada, an embassy has to be very proactive. The embassy is there to help and monitor Canadian companies in some cases, and to make sure they are following all the principles. I've been through this with several embassies.
The majority of embassies are making efforts in this area. The majority of Canadians I've worked with over the years always made a point of registering with the embassy to inform them of what they were doing on the ground, even before a press release was issued here. The relationship between the mining company and the local communities is important, and it is the ambassador who attends to that. Personally, I can say that we have always had a good relationship with the embassies, despite the fact that it has quite often been very difficult.