Status of Women committee  It's applied universally across. When I meant tailoring, I meant not just in terms of harassment issues, but the entire cultural aspect. It's very different, for instance, dealing in China from how you might in Latin America. There are different approaches to work. Something as easy as using a BlackBerry in a meeting is fine in Latin America, but it may be offensive in a Nordic country.

Status of Women committee  I think anybody who is hired to work in a Canadian embassy, high commission or consulate around the world will get the same rights within their employment with the embassy. Beyond that, there's not much we can do, except, of course, to continue to advocate on the foreign policy side.

Status of Women committee  At the moment, there are three courses that are given in the classroom, and there's been on ongoing engagement, both from our labour relations division and our division abroad, on sensitization. Since 2005, upwards of 2,000 people per year have received some form of values and ethics training.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you very much for the opportunity to be here today to speak to you on this critical issue on behalf of our department and our values and ethics program. I am the director of values and ethics, and in that capacity I hold the delegated authority from the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs to administer the departmental harassment prevention and resolution policy.