Citizenship and Immigration committee  I would say, just from an operational point of view, what is different from the Syrian operation is we were working with established, entrenched embassies in the other countries. When we're dealing with northern Iraq, we're dealing with a very small mission, so in order for us to advance and meet our expectations, we're not going to put a limit on how high we can go, but we have to be very realistic in our expectations in terms of what we can process safely.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's a new type of processing. It's a very precarious environment, as our colleagues from DND and CSIS are saying. It's an environment that is very fluid, so we have to be very measured in what we can do.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  From my perspective in Global Affairs, my role was specifically looking at the protection of Canadians and locally engaged staff who were supporting the initiative. We would be the ones who reach out and engage with all the various stakeholders in the country, as well as with our partners.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  What gives us pause is when people are moving in and out of a region. First of all, it's moving, say, from an airport in Erbil up to a processing centre in Dohuk, for example. The move on the road is, first of all, a dangerous move. People start noticing a pattern of vehicles moving back and forth at regular intervals.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  No.