Heather McPherson at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On May 2nd, 2023. See this statement in context.

May 2nd, 2023 / 12:30 p.m.

NDP

Heather McPherson NDP Edmonton Strathcona, AB

I'm sorry, I'm going to interrupt. I'm just so short of time.

I sat on the TaFIE in 2017, and those things were identified then. It feels very much like nothing has changed since then. I don't doubt very much that the staff at Global Affairs works very hard. I know that first-hand. However, I do wonder why nothing has changed in the five years since then.

The Canadian International Development Agency was brought into DFATD and then Global Affairs Canada. Do you believe that was the right decision to make? Do you think Canada's development has gotten better now that we no longer have a Canadian International Development Agency?

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