Thank you, Madam Chair.
Welcome, ministers. It is a privilege to have the two of you with us today. We have very little time, and many questions to ask. My comments will tie in what Ms. Neville was saying earlier.
Given the fact that we do not have any numbers or an action plan... You know that when we lack knowledge and are not aware of the facts, doubts can arise.
Minister Oda, you said that the decision to not finance abortion abroad was made by the government. There are 308 Members of Parliament, and perhaps we would have liked to be consulted on this issue. After all, we are a cross-section of our constituencies, and citizens who are Quebec and Canada's citizens, after all.
First of all, I would like to know whether CIDA consulted civil society regarding the strategy you have announced. If so, which organizations were consulted?
In addition, Madam Minister, in your speech you said that, according to the World Health Organization, more than 5,000 women die annually worldwide. That is terrible.