Foreign Affairs committee  I think the general covered a lot of it. Really, the goal is twofold. Partly it's with respect to the participation of women in peacekeeping and increasing the number of women who are in peacekeeping. It is also to understand what the barriers are that might be preventing them from participating.

Foreign Affairs committee  The process is led by other parts of the department. It is an extremely thorough process that requires the gathering of evidence and information to demonstrate that these are decisions that are within the Canadian legislation related to sanctions. So it does take some time in terms of identifying potential targets, squaring that information with what those who are like-minded and others are doing, and then also making recommendations and ensuring that we have the evidence for the information that we're putting forward.

Foreign Affairs committee  Because the member referenced Kenya, I would highlight that Kenya is an important regional player in east Africa and then also on the continent and with respect to global challenges like climate change. One of the reasons we have a significant presence from a Global Affairs perspective is really recognizing that leadership role that Kenya plays and the opportunity to work with them, not just in the development realm, where we are engaged on things like ATVET training for jobs and skills like that and gender equality, but also on the job opportunities and the economic opportunities that exist for Canadian companies in areas like ICT and clean technology.

Foreign Affairs committee  Not being from the humanitarian sector, I would hazard to say that since that was a commitment for fiscal year 2023-24, which has finished, it would all have been disbursed at this point.

Foreign Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Foreign Affairs committee  We do look at all the tools that are available to us in terms of the response to a situation like Sudan. Sanctions are one of the things that are under consideration.

Foreign Affairs committee  I was going to touch on the example in Zambia, which is a partner for police peacekeeping in terms of increasing the number of Zambian police. They have very high rates of women in the police force in Zambia, but until the Elsie initiative had not had a lot of success in terms of having them pass the necessary exams to be able to participate in peacekeeping missions.