My question is about our minimal commitment to 0.7% and the fact that this budget actually reduces our level of contribution. All calculations that I am seeing would indicate that it takes it backwards from 0.34% to 0.32%, which is very alarming considering that 0.7% is supposed to be a minimum objective. Many other countries are spending three times what Canada is.
On March 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.