Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, gentlemen, for two very in-depth presentations.
To listen to the parliamentary secretary, you'd think this bill was the ultimate in perfection. We don't believe it to be the ultimate in perfection. We believe there are some changes that probably need to be made. I think both of you in your presentations outlined where some of those areas would be. I would say we're disappointed as well that it's not a stand-alone bill but part of an omnibus budget bill that in many areas we can't support. That is too bad but it seems to be the way this government operates.
Mr. Munro, I think you mentioned your concerns about Canadian humanitarian assistance being in line with Canadian values and priorities. You made that point. Mr. Cornelius, you talked about it being in line with Canadian priorities, which can be different things at different times. To get around the concern on those two points, would it help if the legislation actually made reference to the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act? Would it help if we specifically point to that legislation, in its entirety, as an overarching mandate for CIDA under Foreign Affairs?
I direct that to both of you because you both raised concerns in two different ways.