Canada is not the only country that has reduced development investment.
I want to point out a second thing: Africans no longer expect development assistance. They expect investment. What we’re doing now is trying to find the link to transition from investments in development to economic co-operation. That’s what African Union member countries are calling for now.
I don’t believe the real action is happening in the debate over development budget cuts right now. I think that instead, people are looking to balance the resources that have been available until now and transition them into investments for the benefit of African countries and Canada.