Afghanistan committee  Thank you for your question. Madam, Mr. Chair, allow me to clarify the results document before you. For example, there are references to various program results in education, as you mentioned, and the economy. With regard to both those programs, Canada provided direct support to Afghan activities which a number of countries were supporting, but in which Canada played a lead role.

Afghanistan committee  If I may, Mr. Chair, I'd like to bring this down to a very practical level. Clearly, corruption is always a risk. That importance is recognized, and the need for both immediate action and the understanding that this is a long-term issue to turn around, I think, is clearly shared more broadly.

Afghanistan committee  I won't be playing squash for a while.

Afghanistan committee  Thank you very much. I think those are two key questions. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to share my response with my colleague Mr. Brodeur on both the corruption and the police and judiciary sides. There was an overall context in Paris on corruption that Mr. Brodeur can give, and then I'll come right down into how this relates to the development programming.

Afghanistan committee  Thank you very much, Chair. It's a real pleasure to be here this evening. Thank you very much for this opportunity. It is an honour to be here this evening. Let me just take this opportunity to expand on some of my colleagues' remarks, as well as those of Mr. David Mulroney in connection with his recent appearance before this committee, to give you some details on Canada's approach in relation to the six priorities that have already been discussed.