Given the way the deployment is planned, that would be a very remote possibility. That has not happened so far.
We have nonetheless told the armed forces that we could travel to Edmonton to provide training before its members leave. We wanted to convey the content to them. They were very rushed and had very little time. I know the leader was not very happy because there was not enough time to prepare them once the decisions had been made. We were willing to go there, however, and to provide more content on the subject.
We also talked to General Rouleau about whether the Canadian Joint Operations Command was responsible for all operations. We asked him to organize that training for all armed forces members so he would have soldiers and sailors who had received the training. We discussed the possibility of delivering the training in the field. That is not the best option, but it is certainly better than nothing.
Finally, we could go into the field to validate the training. Whether in Mali or Iraq, we have to participate. We are the only organization in the world that views child soldiers not as a humanitarian problem, but as a security problem. That threatens our operations. In this context, we have to know how to deal with those threats in order to minimize and ultimately neutralize them.