I'm pleased to hear that. It certainly gives me some positive news to take back to my constituents.
On the Riga meetings, you said that more resources were needed. Canada indeed pushed hard, and that's wonderful to hear. Can you be more specific about resources? I know we're trying to address manpower per se, but it's not just manpower that is needed. For example, Poland contributed helicopters, but helicopters are no good unless they're manned. Were these types of resources to complement the supply of helicopters from Poland discussed? Can we look forward to these complementary resources coming from other countries? That's the first question.
Second, we know it's not just going to take hardware; it's also going to take funds. We understand some of the methods that are being used for payment of services rendered, whether it's for supplies, manpower, etc. Are the funds that were committed by other nations flowing? We're flowing our resources, to the best of my knowledge. The parliamentary secretary is nodding and I accept that, but are other countries meeting their obligations?
I have been to forums and heard grand statements. They're wonderful to hear. Then a year down the road, we say, “Well, you committed x number of dollars for development of schools, roads, new wells.” Then a year down the road, the NGOs are saying, as we've heard before this committee in the past, “We need funds.”
Can you comment on that with respect to Bucharest and the previous meeting? Have we made any progress there?