Mr. Speaker, the minister knows that not a penny of that money is going to support speakers from APEC countries.
Last week the Canadian Council for International Co-operation condemned Canada's deep cuts in overseas development aid which have dropped us from fifth to eleventh place in the OECD.
Will the minister put an end to these shameful cuts and will he cancel the 8% cut, the $150 million cut, that is planned for next April in Canada's overseas development aid?