Very well. Thank you very much.
I attended a conference on the millennium objectives in London. It was pointed out that for its part, Canada had changed its perspective and reduced tied aid considerably. Its commitment in this regard was acknowledged.
However, you say this in your presentation: “CIDA's sustainable economic growth strategy focuses on stimulating lasting, inclusive and sustainable economic growth”. You also refer to creating employment and economic opportunity. I must acknowledge that I may have been a bit hard on one of the groups of witnesses. I had some direct things to say to one individual who represented a large international company and was preaching to developing countries. This individual was asking them to be very welcoming toward foreign investors.
In light of this strategy, I wonder if you will be able to reassure me with regard to CIDA's commitment, and assure me that you will not be asking the countries we want to help to meet objectives that are related to private Canadian investors.