Madam Minister, right away we see that there are many amendment criteria, that the winds of change are blowing at CIDA. You talked about making aid more targeted and more effective.
Following up on my Liberal Party colleague's comments on the KAIROS decision, what made you decide at the last minute that the coalition no longer met the criteria? What criteria would that be?
I think we have demonstrated here that KAIROS met the criteria for the proposal that the coalition was submitting for the umpteenth time to CIDA. Suddenly, there are criteria , I'm not sure which ones, that are not being met. Perhaps you can tell me what they are... Many changes have taken place at CIDA, many priorities have been set, perhaps to reflect your government's unknown priorities that we are trying to understand.
What criteria did KAIROS fail to meet when it submitted its proposal to your department, considering that for years, the coalition received CIDA's aid and support?