Mr. Chair, the government is always ready to ensure that consular services are deployed in times of crisis. In this case, the Government of Canada was clearly ready to assess how many Canadians had questions and how many were asking for support to leave the region.
Obviously, it has to be done safely. We also sent a number of officials to help those who were already working on the ground. The work of our officials is important, as is the work of the consular services team, both on the ground and in Canada, who are working 24 hours a day to repatriate Canadians who want to return to Canada.