Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much to the witnesses who are appearing in front of our committee.
I take this opportunity, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, to remember today, on this International Women's Day, the supreme sacrifice made by Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard. She was killed on May 17, 2006, the first female Canadian soldier killed in combat operations. I think it is very appropriate to mention and to remember her. I was in Afghanistan in 2007 and it is still in my memory, her supreme sacrifice for our country.
I have a question for you. We are seeing more and more missions becoming multinational efforts, with Canada and our allies coordinating in a variety of areas. I am not looking only at the strategic level where you are able to coordinate these things, but I am looking at the tactical level.
I remember that in Kandahar you had officials both from DFAIT and from CIDA. Can you elaborate on lessons learned from Afghanistan in this very dynamic succession of operations, and how you think this cooperation will, in future, be elaborated on more and more? What do you think about that?