Thank you.
Thanks to all of you for being here. You do great work.
I want to start with a very broad question, and it's the basis for all of these questions, I guess.
We see survey after survey showing that most Canadians see foreign aid as being very low on the totem pole, especially now with COVID. Indeed, many would say that we should be spending less money because we're tight for money right now.
Starting with the first speaker, I'm wondering if you could tell me what you would tell somebody who believes that. How would you tell them this is money that would be a benefit to everybody in the world? As I say, it's a fairly broad question, but I'd like your input on it.