Glen Pearson at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On May 25th, 2009. See this statement in context.

May 25th, 2009 / 4:50 p.m.

Liberal

Glen Pearson Liberal London North Centre, ON

Thank you.

Minister, thank you for coming.

In the priorities and planning you have put out in your estimates in the budget, it says that overseas spending will drop by $86 million by 2011-12, with the greatest cut, $75 million, being planned for this year. I'm wondering if you could tell me the rationale.

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