First, Mr. Chair, through you to Mr. Genuis, I share the concern and the sense of urgency in aiding the people of Afghanistan, who, as I pointed out in my introductory remarks, have been subject to human rights violations, oppression, torture and killings, and these disproportionately towards women and girls and religious minorities.
That is precisely why, as part of the bill, we contemplate having a streamlined process, one that will efficiently work with organizations that have put themselves forward as candidates for authorizations to deliver this aid, but with the requisite security checks that are required both to protect the integrity of the program and to guard against any potential risks that may flow where the funds to a de facto regime like the Taliban authority, which is listed under the Criminal Code as a terrorist entity, may inadvertently benefit.... We need to strike that balance and to do it in a way that promotes transparency and accountability, but with a sense of urgency that I think all Parliamentarians are united behind in getting that aid to Afghanistan.