Madam Speaker, I want to clarify one further item with the hon. member.
We do not differ on the philosophy but I think the member is aware when he speaks on the question of giving aid especially through CIDA we are not talking ultimately of a cash transfer. We are talking about providing a service. We are talking about providing goods. We are talking essentially about purchasing the same for the benefit of a third party. That does not necessarily mean we are taking a large budget item and transferring it in cash to a recipient country.
Because of that I do not see why we would want to separate from the philosophical objectives of any of our activity the possible consequences which can all be positive.
The fact that we would be giving aid does not necessarily mean that there are no commercial benefits or that there are commercial benefits that we should eschew. The fact that we would be providing or stimulating trade does not necessarily mean that we would not be disposed to providing further assistance because it is not a question, unless the member's understanding of the Auditor General's report is different from mine, of taking dollars out of our pocket and handing them over to somebody else whom we have defined as needy.