Foreign Affairs committee  Different projects have different requirements, obviously. Depending on the nature of what needs to be done, and the set of rules around them, some projects can start faster; others are not as fast. Obviously, when it relates to humanitarian needs, we have mechanisms to respond

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. If I may add to that, prior to the earthquake, as you pointed out, we were making progress in Haiti. Both foreign aid and investment had reaped some gains, and we were witnessing an economic growth of, on average, 2.3% per year during the period 200

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to have this opportunity to update the committee on the work of the Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA, in Haiti Haiti is one of CIDA's countries of focus and, in each of the past two years, has been the largest recipient of the w

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. Mr. Chairman, I am accompanied by Leslie Norton, director general of international humanitarian assistance, as well as Isabelle Bérard, director general for the Haiti program in CIDA.

Foreign Affairs committee  The one thing I would say is that there are many components to preparing for or preventing disasters. Some are related, for example, to better watershed management or natural resources management, and others are related to building the capacity of institutions that are directly r

Foreign Affairs committee  Maybe I can start to give an answer, and my colleague can complement the answer. Obviously you've heard about the disaster response, but as you rightly pointed out, we also work on the sustainability and building the capacity of countries to be able to respond to those disasters