Thank you, Chair.
This proposed NDP-1 amendment goes against the arm's-length nature of the government's role in overseeing a crown corporation. Should the proposed amendments to the Export Development Act come into force, EDC will include a strategy for operationalizing the development finance initiative, including with respect to performance measures and corporate social responsibility policies in its corporate plan.
As part of his ongoing consultation activities, the Minister of International Development will consider stakeholder views pertaining to the development finance initiative.