Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government should not be forcing Canadian taxpayers to cough up funding for international development week.
Private capital is flowing into developing nations. It is private capital that reduces poverty, not government aid. On the other hand, the Liberals have driven up our debt and taxes to record levels. This government has cut 23% from health and education spending for Canadians.
It is the private sector that should pay for international development week, if it wants to. The Liberal and Tory governments have already wasted $50 billion in aid and there is still lack of accountability.
The CIDA minister's failure should not be rewarded. International aid has failed the poor in developing nations. Private investment has proven itself to be the real answer to poverty, not aid.
Canadians want the Liberals to let private capital lead business—