With your permission, Mr. Chairman, I will be sharing my time with my colleague.
I want to take this opportunity to put a question to my honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs that I already put to him in the House a few weeks ago.
The answer you gave me on that occasion frustrated me somewhat. You told me that I needed by notes to address you. I don't have any notes here today and I'm going to put the question to you again.
I'd like to know how you set priorities for international aid. The minister removed a few countries from her list, including certain African countries which in my opinion still need a great deal of assistance from Canada. And yet, you targeted Colombia and Peru, among others.
Is there a link between your trade agreements and the economic values of your government?