I would like to confirm that Canada is the 10th largest donor in terms of volume of assistance, but not necessarily in percentage. However, in terms of total volume, Canada is one of the biggest players on the international stage.
In addition, in 2018, the government committed to spending an additional $2 billion on international development and to increase that amount in subsequent years.
In my mandate letter, the Prime Minister asks me to increase international assistance. At this year's United Nations General Assembly, the Prime Minister confirmed that Canada's international assistance will be increased.
I would also like to point out that this year we announced more than $1 billion in additional funding to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. We are in the process of increasing funding for international assistance.