Geoff Regan at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On November 29th, 2006. See this statement in context.

November 29th, 2006 / 4:40 p.m.

Liberal

Geoff Regan Liberal Halifax West, NS

Mr. Chairman, it's worth pointing out that this clause begins as follows:

4(1) Development assistance may be provided only if the competent minister is of the opinion that:

What counts, in actual fact, is the opinion of the competent minister. I think it's important to interpret this provision as providing general guidelines that must be taken into account.

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