Foreign Affairs committee  Thanks very much. I don't think I have very much to add to what I said earlier about the role of the United Nations. Yes, we need to support it; there's no doubt about it. My fear is that it's very easy for Global Affairs to give money to the United Nations holus-bolus and then

Foreign Affairs committee  Can I add one little thing? In 2007, you made the recommendation for two bodies. Nothing has happened, and that's what is concerning. We're feeling, let's go incrementally; let us get some money. We have figures here that we can hand out, but they're in English only. If you wo

Foreign Affairs committee  I will take about three minutes. Is there enough time?

Foreign Affairs committee  Perfect. As Jean-Paul said, I'm the volunteer chair of the board. My day job is director of Carleton University's initiative for parliamentary and diplomatic engagement. In addition to offering orientation to newly elected MPs and annual orientation of foreign diplomats to Can