Foreign Affairs committee  Tourism is a long shot, so I threw that out there, but I really think that agriculture is key. There are parts of the country that are slightly less impacted by climate change. There are areas where you can still grow food. There are some extremely arable areas of the country. I

Foreign Affairs committee  I personally can't speak to the effect of sanctions in the country, positive or not. It's not something that I have done a tremendous amount of analysis on, but I do think anything that pressures and forces better governance is good. There is money. There's certainly money. It'

Foreign Affairs committee  I think they want access to the Canadian markets, regional markets. This is why I mentioned that it needs to be a regional response. I think that's what Canada's role can be. These are interconnected economies. All the oil is in the south.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  My sense is around diplomatic pressure, particularly pressure on trade, and also looking at their oil.

Foreign Affairs committee  That's my sense. A lot of these countries, as they begin to stabilize, become a very attractive place for Canadian business. From a Canadian angle, if they're not stable—an insecure South Sudan does have an impact on north Sudan, but not as much—it isn't good for business in thes

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, Somali, but I think the same thing holds in north Sudan as well.

Foreign Affairs committee  Well, some are supportive of the Sudanese government. Some may not be. Sudan itself is a pretty disparate and fairly clan-based area as well. There's lots of conflict even within Sudan.

Foreign Affairs committee  For me it would be very, very similar. Look at some of the needs around women and sexual reproductive health. The point was mentioned that women are more likely to die in childbirth than they are to finish school. I think if we don't deal with some of those issues and some of the

Foreign Affairs committee  That's an excellent question. One of the things that needs a lot of focus is agriculture. South Sudan is one of the most fertile countries in the region. There is tremendous potential for agriculture, both in South Sudan to feed South Sudan, but also as trade and an ability to f

Foreign Affairs committee  There is one in Juba, yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  It has an ambassador now. There wasn't one when I was first there, but now we have an ambassador.

Foreign Affairs committee  Exactly. They live in a little bunker, but it's nice.

Foreign Affairs committee  They're without family, yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.