Afghanistan committee  I should be very clear. Our current programs are paused, so we are not in a position to hear that level of detailed information in a day-to-day way. I think it is fair to say that for women in Afghanistan, their full participation in civic life is very limited and highly variable

Afghanistan committee  Well, I wouldn't say lawyers are necessarily brighter than you. What I would say is that this is one of the options that we have been actively pursuing. If, in a real-time situation, we were presented with an option along those lines, and our legal counsel assured us as an organ

Afghanistan committee  I will be honest with you; the finer points of the legislation are beyond my remit for this evening. What I can say is that Canada's legislation is unique relative to our OECD peers, if I can put it that way—in that, I would include the U.S., the EU, Australia, and the U.K.—in

Afghanistan committee  CARE has been in Afghanistan since 1961. I believe we are the longest-serving or certainly one of the longest-serving international NGOs working in the country. We have deep historical trusted relationships with partners and leaders—local and provincial leaders and supporters all

Afghanistan committee  Our help would go first to the immediate health services, the mobile health services, and the services that women and girls need from the perspective of safety: first and foremost, their physical and emotional safety; second, their health; and third, their ability to earn a livel

Afghanistan committee  I don't have.... There were a number of programs—

Afghanistan committee  Oh, okay. I will go back and check my notes.

Afghanistan committee  On behalf of CARE Canada, I can inform this committee that we have met with Minister Sajjan as part of larger round tables within the family of organizations in the broader international NGO ecosystem in Canada. We've met with him, I believe, three times on issues that have range

Afghanistan committee  The most recent one was last week. There have probably been three or four since the beginning of January.

Afghanistan committee  As I said, we have, in the broader confederation of CARE, I believe, six or eight members within the CARE confederation that all support a variety of programs across Afghanistan. We have long-established relationships with various departments that deliver services across the coun

Afghanistan committee  I will say it in 10 seconds. I just wanted to specifically answer Ms. Kwan's question. I want to reiterate what I said earlier about the importance of local women-led NGOs within the Afghan context. They are absolutely critical to creating safe environments for women and girls.

Afghanistan committee  Sure. As a Canadian humanitarian organization operating in Afghanistan until August, one of the key roles we were able to undertake, with support from the Government of Canada, was to build up the cadre, or the cohort, if you like, of local women's organizations in Afghanistan le

Afghanistan committee  Okay. I apologize.

Afghanistan committee  We are in contact with the government every week, frankly, trying to find various approaches to resolve the issue. We have been since probably October or November. We're in very regular touch with colleagues across a number of departments. It's chiefly Global Affairs Canada becau

Afghanistan committee  That's correct.