Well, the only thing I can refer to, as I have.... As you yourself know, as a minister who has his staff respond to letters, responding to letters is one thing, where you talk to your constituents and others who are interested in a language that is more colloquial.
We certainly advise on the specific legal aspects of it in terms of ensuring that when the minister expresses himself on the issues related to his obligations, he is absolutely within keeping with the Canadian law and the Canadian commitments to international instruments, many of which were negotiated under the previous government.
With respect to the issue of the Congolese civilians and the statement I read out earlier, I'll just read a little more of it.
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs....
This is August 26, 2010, so when you refer to an article that was from 2009, I would suggest that maybe the committee should also take a look at reality that has gone beyond that. There seems to be a kind of frozen-in-time aspect to this discussion.