I feel that prioritization is missing. What I mean by that is a better idea of what we're going to do, what we're not going to do anymore, what we're going to focus on. It's like a list of good things.
As I said earlier, most of these are excellent ideas. They deserve to be recommended. However, there needs to be some clarification of priorities and how the various elements can be streamlined.
We have talked a lot so far about policy coherence, but what kind of coherence are we talking about exactly? Is it coherence for Canadian interests? Is it coherence for poverty reduction? Not only do we lack coherence, but we don't know what the goal of this coherence is.
If the goal is to advance Canada's commercial interests, it would be best if Canadian aid wasn't tied to trade policy.