Maybe this would be better to ask in Parliament, but is being complementary as an act enough? Should there not be direct links under this legislation?
I think all who sat in Parliament when that act was passed felt it was a great thing. But if you're going to have the poverty alleviation and the humanitarian measures spelled out in the act, wouldn't it be better to have a direct link under the changes? I refer to the minister himself. There is a concern out there in the general public, now that we're pushing assistance through some mining companies. Whether it's right or wrong, that concern is there; I hear it. For a new minister coming in at Foreign Affairs, I think it would be far better for him or her to refer to some of the things that it says in the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act. It would hold the minister to account. Moreover, it would give the minister some protection, in doing his or her job, with respect to humanitarian assistance and poverty alleviation.