Public Accounts committee  Canadians have always been responsible for their medical costs. That is why we always encourage them to take out adequate medical insurance. In terms of arranging medical evacuations, our consular officers must take certain measures to facilitate these evacuations.

Public Accounts committee  No, we provide these services. For example, we may advise the staff of a local hospital or make some inquiries of the local government.

Public Accounts committee  It works both ways. It applies to governments that are the recipients of foreigners and to governments that are trying to provide services to their citizens in another country. But it's very thin in terms of the level of obligation.

Public Accounts committee  It's the only international multilateral framework to govern consular relations. It was negotiated and agreed in 1963. It's the primary legal document that governments use to provide consular services and it has in it, for example, the clear obligation to allow you to provide consular services to your citizens and to notify the foreign government when a citizen is—

Public Accounts committee  The overall amount for the Department of Foreign Affairs is approximately $65 million that we were reimbursed.

Public Accounts committee  The cost was $65 million.