Thank you, and if there's any time left, Mr. Chair, I'd like to share it with my colleagues.
Thank you very much for this handout. I think Afghanistan is far less developed than we thought. It stands to reason that you would need electricity and access to water before you built a more complex structure.
Recognizing that Canadian soldiers have been deployed to Afghanistan both to fight terrorism on their own shores and to provide a stable and secure environment for reconstruction and development to take place, we always have the safety of our soldiers utmost in mind. Last week in the national news it was reported that some of the Afghan soldiers actually trade ammunition to the Taliban in exchange for security for their village.
Can you tell me what measures CIDA has in place to ensure that the money that taxpayers put toward CIDA is used for the purpose that it's intended and not going to arms or ammunition?