Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister.
In its last report, this committee denounced the direction and control regime and called on the government to immediately reform it. We unanimously recognized that direction and control requirements impede important international development work and perpetuate colonial structures of donor control.
Senator Omidvar's Bill S-222 proposes to replace direction and control with a system that emphases resource accountability. As we all know, however, private member's bills generally generally face a long and uncertain journey, even when they have wide support.
I'd like to ask, then, whether the minister agrees with this committee that direction and control is an impediment to effective international development work and should be reformed. What is the government's view of Bill S-222? And is the government contemplating their own legislation on this?
Minister, in the interests of managing my time, I'll give you two minutes to respond on direction and control before I go on to other topics.
Go ahead.