Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you to our witnesses for having taken the time to meet with us this morning. My first question is for Mr. Javed and it is on international cooperation.
When he was leader of the opposition, Stephen Harper signed, along with the leader of the Bloc québécois and the leader of the NDP, a letter calling on Paul Martin to focus Canada's international assistance on the goal of fighting poverty.
A bill was recently passed in the House that will focus international assistance on reducing poverty. The terms are exactly the same. However, Mr. Harper and his party voted against it.
When do you think Stephen Harper was right? Was it when he signed the letter supporting this or was it when he voted against it?