I just want to state briefly, as a former foreign service officer abroad, that I feel that the government truly has the deepest obligation to keep its employees safe abroad. I know there has been a lot of discussion this morning about the situation in Havana, but what is apparent to me through the media is that the Canadians serving there did not feel safe and did not feel that the present government protected them as soon as it should have, especially compared with the Government of the United States—which also political comments while ours made none.
What have we learned from this? I want to give you the opportunity as representatives for Global Affairs Canada here today to say what have we learned from reacting to this so slowly, so that we never put our people in harm's way like this again? Furthermore, should something like this occur, how do we recognize and respond to it sooner to stem the problem as quickly as possible?