Good morning, members of the finance committee.
We are members of GRAN, which is a network of older women across Canada who advocate for the human rights of older women and others, with special concerns for the grandmothers of sub-Saharan Africa. We are supported here today by members of Results Canada and the B.C. Council for International Cooperation.
The world is in the midst of a global hunger crisis, with many millions of people experiencing acute food insecurity and hunger. Canada must renew its promise to increase official development assistance year over year to 2030, starting now. The size of our economy ranks us seventh among our peers in the OECD, but we rank a pitiful 15th in ODA spending.
Canada must increase our ODA and invest in sustainable food systems.
Thank you.