Francine Lalonde at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On June 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.

June 7th, 2006 / 3:55 p.m.

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Francine Lalonde Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC

Thank you. We will be in touch with you, because the Darfur and Sudan issue will be on the front burner until some headway can be made.

Neither the Liberal nor the Conservative government has set a goal of 0.7% of Canada's GDP for development aid by 2015. In your opinion, will this be a blot on Canada's reputation and its capacity to influence others?

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