Well, I don't know why you can't answer the question here, Minister. You seemed to have an answer in question period for these very basic questions, and it doesn't seem to be satisfactory.
Minister, you're a veteran here at this House, as am I. You're aware that when a minister or the Prime Minister travels to a foreign country, that the global affairs desk in that country would have a guest list for a mission event in which the Prime Minister or a minister would attend. You would be aware of that. Once that list has been compiled by that mission you would know that the vetting process that mission would undertake involves the geographical and security desks involved at Global Affairs Canada, which involves the people from the organizations who are sitting around you at this table.
Do you honestly expect us to believe that the mission staff, in coordination with Global Affairs counterparts, would not have significant information in regard to invited attendees concerning security concerns and matters that might affect the national interests or Canada's reputation globally?