Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. He has raised a number of issues.
The important point about the programs that have worked so well in my community is that a bit of seed money has been able to leverage a lot of additional private sector moneys. It is about partnership and building together. We in government cannot do everything. We need to seek partnerships in the private sector and the not for profit sector.
I am proud that there has not been any waste. If anything it is the constant accusations of lack of accountability and waste of money that are hurting important projects in my riding.
CIDA plays an important role which it will need to continue to play in terms of what happened in Qatar at the conference of the World Trade Organization. The great victory there was in bringing onside the lesser developed countries and trying to engage in a dialogue with them. Through CIDA we have been helping lesser developed countries understand the terms and consequences of signing these deals.
We need to help strengthen the governments of these countries so they can take advantage of the free trade market. It is good for us to do that. They call it the virtuous circle. We need people onside. We need to ensure these countries have the institutions that can support our free trade agreements. It is the right thing to do and it is good for us as traders.
There is a lot of good we can do. The recent WTO talks highlighted another route by which CIDA can play an important role as we move ahead in the future.