Foreign Affairs committee  I'd say that the first one is certainly capacity, the capacity of our interlocutors, mostly government but also local organizations with which we work. This is by far our most important challenge. Of course, on the reconstruction itself, land titling and debris removal have bee

Foreign Affairs committee  Is the question about whether or not there'll be a storm?

Foreign Affairs committee  Land tenure is definitely a huge challenge, as I said. Of course, because of the electoral situation, since last November it has been a little bit challenging to engage the government on this issue. This being said, the IHRC has already approved--I'd have to look at my numbers--a

Foreign Affairs committee  It is an important one, as is disposing of the debris, which is another big issue.

Foreign Affairs committee  As you said, Canadians were very, very generous. They gave $220 million to charitable organizations. We are not responsible for the money that was given to those organizations. Each organization is responsible for reporting to those who have donated to them. We have committed to

Foreign Affairs committee  As you rightly pointed out, Elissa, the government lost 17% of its public servants. They were in the buildings at 16:53 on that day. They were mostly the managers and the directors, those with whom we normally have interactions. And 40% of the government infrastructure was destro

Foreign Affairs committee  Actually, the first call for tenders for the police academy was issued in December 2009. There was to have been a meeting of bidders on January 13 or 14 in Port-au-Prince to answer questions. Obviously, we had to suspend that exercise, given the events. It was reissued in April

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll answer you on the amounts, but not on the transparency issue. This is very much a question to consider. We had to discuss these questions with journalists and others who have many questions. We are trying to find the simplest way to provide the information. It's true that

Foreign Affairs committee  Ms. Deschamps, I will first answer part of your question. Then, I will let my colleague, Ms. Norton, talk about issues related to violence against women. We are vaguely familiar with Concertation pour Haïti. We know that it brings together a few NGOs, which meet to discuss certa