Mr. Vincent Rigby at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

Vice-President, Strategic Policy and Performance Branch, Canadian International Development Agency

For myself, I was informed on the day of the budget. Again, as Nadir points out, with budget secrecy being what it is, that's to be expected.

Also, keep in mind I was out of the country at the time. I was in Senegal on business.

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