Mr. Speaker, Lambton College, which is located in my riding of Sarnia-Lambton, recently signed a formal partnership agreement with the Polytechnical University of Nicaragua. The agreement provides for faculty and student exchange programs, professional development and management linkages, sharing of educational development,
linkages with the private sector, and joint international ventures between our two countries.
Lambton College will work closely with its partners in Nicaragua on health care, sustainable development and entrepreneurship. The agreement represents a major accomplishment for the college's international program, an important social and economic contribution to the development of Nicaragua.
I ask the Canadian International Development Agency to join with the private sector sponsors in funding this important project.