Mr. Rae, regardless of who is the government, the Government of Canada has ministers who are given responsibility. Ultimately, through a mandate from the Prime Minister, you have to exercise the responsibility and the mandate you are given. There are recommendations that do come up.
I would also say that there was much discussion with the department--with the department--to ensure that we had a clear understanding of my thinking and also our government's policy and intent on how international assistance should be used. Ultimately, it's the minister's responsibility and it's the minister's decision.
I know very clearly it is not one minister's money. We have the responsibility as a total government to recognize that these are taxpayers' dollars. That's the responsibility to make sure it's being used in a way that we're getting good value for dollar and those dollars are being used to support organizations that are actually helping people living in poverty in developing countries.