Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Bonsey, you talked about how the Trump administration made drastic cuts to the USAID humanitarian aid program. There's a crisis in the Middle East. Humanitarian aid from the Gulf countries to Syria is dwindling.
Unfortunately, European countries have followed suit and made severe cuts to humanitarian aid. Even Japan has slashed aid funding almost entirely. Canada is currently lagging behind on humanitarian aid. It cut $2.5 billion in the last budget while boosting national defence spending to $34 billion.
We just learned that there will be an economic update on April 28 in Ottawa. You have an opportunity right now to explain to the current government in Ottawa, which now has a majority, why humanitarian aid and international development are important, particularly for Syria.
Would you like to comment on that?