In fact, on October 23, we announced some emergency food aid, for the Kandahar region among other regions. We are following the people's needs very closely. As our programs are refined, we are present with our partners to help the people and to meet urgent needs. That is what we are doing.
I would like to come back to your statements, honourable member, regarding the fact that from our point of view, everything seems fine and dandy. That is not what we are saying; we are saying that progress is being made. That is the reason why we must stay on and continue to help the Afghan population that desires to take its own affairs in hand and to live in freedom, democracy and security.
This is, in fact, the reason why the Canadian government announced that it would be giving more funds to reconstruction. We did this last May, and this why we extended our aid program, our commitment until 2011.