Foreign Affairs committee  Certainly, Mr. Chairman.

Foreign Affairs committee  The investigation follows its course, and the case remains open until it is solved. The role played by our liaison officers is important because they are the ones who stay in contact with families to keep them abreast of what is happening on the ground. We learn lessons from eve

Foreign Affairs committee  The RCMP is structured to provide family liaison officer support, investigative liaison support, and ongoing advice through trained negotiators. The negotiators will work with family members who may have chosen to pursue a ransom request or who may be engaged by terrorists on the

Foreign Affairs committee  We won't help them facilitate the payment of ransom, but what we will do is advise them on the risks associated. For example, the person who is at the other end of the telephone may or may not be a legitimate third party interlocutor. If we're aware that this person is not, we

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  We will continue to work with family members who have been chosen as the main spokespersons in those situations to be able to navigate through the multiple conversations they would have with an individual or terrorist on the other side of the line.

Foreign Affairs committee  The primary responsibility always belongs to Global Affairs Canada, which coordinates the process with all the other agencies. In the case of a kidnapping, the department determines what partners, or what other agencies, could help it, as appropriate.

Foreign Affairs committee  The consent of the host country, if I can put it that way, is absolutely necessary for us to be able to deploy in-country and work with those other agencies.

Foreign Affairs committee  We certainly will work with our law enforcement counterparts in-country to do everything that we can to ensure the safe release of a Canadian hostage. I don't know if there's anything the other partner agencies would like to comment on.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, I can confirm my team was involved, but, as you can appreciate, we're not in a position to speak to specific cases here before the committee.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, it's very tragic.

Foreign Affairs committee  Unfortunately, I can't comment on any specifics or operations on any kidnap case.

Foreign Affairs committee  I can't speak to rescue missions, because that would fall outside of the remit of the RCMP.

Foreign Affairs committee  That would be more the Canadian Armed Forces.

Foreign Affairs committee  I can't confirm whether that would be through Global Affairs or with the Minister of National Defence or.... I can't comment.