National Defence committee  With respect to the provision of humanitarian assistance, I would need to verify the complete number in terms of what Canada has provided. The general answer is that it's essentially since the crisis emerged in 2012-13 that the situation has become as complex as it is today with

National Defence committee  I can say a few things about the development program in Mali. In terms of financing, it's as Mr. Gwozdecky said. We are the second-largest provider of development bilateral assistance in Mali. For Canada, it's about our fifth-largest partner, looking outward, so it's in the top 2

National Defence committee  Thank you for the question. It's a very good one. I will just offer a very general observation. I had the honour and pleasure to serve in Mali for several years in our mission there, as the UN mission was being set up and as the peace agreement was being concluded. The linguisti