First, with respect to CIDA's mandate, you give this paragraph with respect to CIDA's mandate, which is actually not true.
CIDA's mandate is set out in the legislation, the better aid bill. The bill says that your mandate is poverty alleviation, taking into account the perspectives of the poor, and consistency within our international human rights obligations. That's your mandate.
I'm kind of surprised that when you made your presentation you actually didn't reference yourself to the law. From there flows everything else. The bill was passed in the first instance so that we wouldn't be flavour of the day, whatever the minister felt was the specific interest.
I would take note of that and ask you in the future to reference the actual mandate of CIDA as set out in legislation.
The second issue has to do with the minister getting herself into a pack of trouble these days with respect to overspending, or spending money that is inappropriate.
Has the minister written a cheque back to the government?