Thank you for that opportunity.
First of all, being clear that one of the things that we need to do as a smaller nation, with a relatively smaller set of troops that we contribute, is to also be really clear on niches that we may have and not try to take on everything that exists. For example, you know the Norwegians or the Swedes are experts on gender dynamics. Why are we trying to enter into an area where there are already experts? Instead, let's complement it by bringing in an area like children.
The centre of excellence could be wider than just child soldiers for sure, but it could be the entry point because we believe absolutely that you can maybe even call this a centre for children, peace and security. It's about how these elements wrap into addressing peace and security globally and understanding that if you don't address the recruitment and use of child soldiers, all the other grave violations that are committed against children will also not stop.
It's about looking at where that key centre in which we have some expertise that we can focus on is, so that we can then radiate out towards other elements. There are certainly areas on the domestic front we've been working on with police forces here in Canada and tools and approaches that we've developed. Even next week, I'm being asked to go to Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands to demonstrate, because they're very interested in what they could learn on a domestic level about how to handle some of these vulnerabilities of children.