Mr. Chair, may I point out that the text preceding the signature and the word “not” speaks very highly of the project. There are many pages. For instance, it says:
“Successes: stopped the crimes against women and children in the Magdalena River in Colombia; helped free black child slaves in the Sudan; instrumental in the DRC Congo government's adoption of its first poverty reduction strategy paper”, etc.
There are other comments about the Philippines and about the program's successes. In spite of everything, in spite of CIDA having made a recommendation and the president of CIDA having recommended approval, ultimately, the process was blocked by someone, at the minister's level.
That's what I wanted to find out today, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Madam.