Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Minister, thank you for being here today to discuss your departmental spending priorities and the program effectiveness.
In listening to the last two speakers, I don't share many of the positions they take, but I will talk about how this government has made a commitment to provide $5.3 billion in international climate financing by 2026, in which the plan is to help other nations transition to sustainable “low-carbon, climate-resistant, nature-positive, and inclusive” development. These are a number of the terms that we read.
Your department has asked for $26 million in grants and contributions this year. Are these programs still priorities for the recipient countries or are they looking for real energy solutions, such as our clean LNG or responsibly produced hydrocarbons, which means a yearning for the true Canadian leadership we have, and has anyone asked them what it is that they need?