Was this action plan distributed to the committee? Thank you.
I have a question for you, Ms. Biggs. I'm going to make some very broad statements. you stated that you had achieved significant progress on the plan which defines and solidifies CIDA's priorities. You also mentioned that you held very extensive consultations.
NGOs or experts often tell us about their concerns regarding the lack of consultation or the way that consultations are held, particularly since some of the organizations have had or are expecting cutbacks in the assistance they have been receiving for, in some instances, 35 years.
How can priorities change? After 35 years, how can an organization that has always been supported and subsidized by CIDA respond when it receives a simple phone call from an official informing it that it is no longer eligible?
Have these organizations been consulted or advised? We try to provide them with answers, but we have very little to say because we do not know what CIDA bases itself on in deciding who will be receiving aid from now on.