Canada, again compared with other countries, is about 16th or 17th out of 23 countries. So we do not compare that well with other countries in terms of our total aid effort.
In terms of measuring poverty, the globally accepted measure for extreme poverty is $1.25 a day. Many people in many countries have escaped poverty. A lot of countries no longer need our assistance, and a lot of them are financing their poverty reduction primarily through mobilization of domestic resources. That's all good.
Canada could do more through helping developing countries deal with tax havens and stemming the flow of illegal money flowing out of the country. But there are still some countries, especially in Africa, that are not at a level yet where they can benefit from the trade and the investment opportunities that are out there and they still need help.
The point here is that, yes, Canada has made a significant contribution, but now is not the time to draw back in that effort. We've got five more years to achieve the MDGs, and Canada should continue to increase its effort. Other countries are doing that. The U.K., France, and others are not pulling back; they're stepping up, as is the U.S. So Canada needs to step up its efforts. It's done a good job in the past, but it needs to do more.