Thank you, Chair.
I would like to thank the witnesses for being here and for taking the time to share the best potential solutions to be found in the budget.
I would especially like to thank the representatives of OXFAM-Québec. My first questions will be addressed to them.
You began by explaining the context in which we find ourselves, which is one of crisis. Indeed, we are facing a housing crisis, a humanitarian crisis, major wars, and they are all alarming. To combat inequality, and particularly gender inequality, such as the circumstances of women and girls, one of your recommendations is that the Canadian government increase its international aid, that it devote its fair share of the budget, in other words. You recommend that $1.2 billion be added.
How can we convince the federal government to invest this amount of money? After all, this is an investment, not an expense.
What changes could this investment make?