Thank you very much for the question. I will try to be brief.
Let me answer this in two parts. As I stated, when we look at the devastating conflict in Sudan, where more than 30 million people, including 16 million children, require life-saving humanitarian aid, from my perspective, that demonstrates a need for countries like Canada to step up and deliver life-saving humanitarian aid in this particularly devastating humanitarian context. At the same time, as I mentioned in my remarks, international assistance—for example, through the support of gender equality—can drive economic empowerment. It can support the rights of women and gender-diverse people. It can really support communities. Those rights and those values are incredibly important.
At the same time, by investing in things like sexual and reproductive health and rights, democratic governance and the regulatory environment for businesses to thrive, and there are lots of really interesting and impactful examples of Canadian international assistance supporting those things, it's not only supporting good governance. It's not only supporting human rights. It's also creating and supporting the economic conditions in which markets and trade and economic development can thrive.
To conclude, I really want to absolutely respond to your important point that we are in a context of escalating humanitarian needs. Only one-quarter of the humanitarian needs that are out there have been met in 2025. At the same time, when strategically and carefully invested and delivered, international assistance can support communities, can support rights and can support democracy, but it can also provide the conditions in which markets and businesses and economies can thrive.