Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I thank the witnesses for being available to answer our questions.
I want to talk again about program activities in relation to fragile countries and crisis-affected communities.
In your reply to my colleague Denis Blanchette, you stated that the reduction of approximately $8.5 million involved activities in Afghanistan. There was something else as well. I would like us to examine overall tendencies. There are increases that will benefit low-income countries and middle-income countries, but there is a decrease in the Canadian commitment to development. Why is CIDA increasing funds for the categories I have described, and why is it reducing them for fragile countries and for our commitment to development, with the exception of our commitment in Afghanistan?