It was to engage in dialogue with companies and non-governmental organizations, respectively, and see how CIDA could implement its part of the Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy. In my testimony, I explained how CIDA could help developing countries create agencies, institutions, regulations and so on in order to better manage their natural resources. It was a question of getting the viewpoint of Canadian companies that operate in those countries and of non-governmental organizations that are actively involved in this area.
On October 22nd, 2009. See this statement in context.