Foreign Affairs committee  In terms of an action plan, what we can say is that each time an opportunity arises in a political forum, at a francophone summit—the most recent being the one in Quebec City—these issues are addressed. We can now use resolution 1820, in addition to resolution 1325, which is a ne

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, we are.

Foreign Affairs committee  Not for the DRC, but we have an extensive police training program, mostly in west Africa. That's not for the DRC now, because they're perhaps not at that point yet. With reference to the Peacebuilding Commission, in the region of the International Conference on the Great Lakes

Foreign Affairs committee  If you'll allow me, Mr. Obhrai, I'll answer in French. Thank you. That is precisely the point that was emphasized through the international process on the Great Lakes region. It is the issue of ownership; in other words, the countries themselves sat around the table. Bringing t

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, sir. I would simply like to answer your question about what Canada has done since the second summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes which was held in 2006. To answer your question, in November 2008, as Mr. Sunquist pointed out, Canada and The Nethe