Mr. Speaker, let me remind the hon. member that three million people die worldwide now as a result of tobacco. In our tobacco demand reduction strategy, a small percentage of the moneys allocated
were put aside for international tobacco control. Some of those moneys were given to IDRC.
I believe, as do the members of the government, we cannot conquer the tobacco problems simply by working within our own boundaries. We must extend our help outside to developed and developing countries.