Thank you. I'll be sharing my time, not necessarily fifty-fifty, with one of my colleagues.
I'll be very brief, Minister. I would appreciate brief answers, but obviously as you see fit.
As you know, Liberal members have repeatedly asked the government what benchmarks it is using to evaluate the success and progress of the mission. According to the foreign affairs minister yesterday, the government is using the 40 benchmarks laid out in the Afghanistan Compact.
Is there any multilateral mechanism to evaluate the progress made towards achieving these benchmarks? If not, which mechanism is Canada using? And if Canada is not using any mechanism, why not?