In the House of Commons on May 2nd, 2001. See this statement in context.
International AssistanceOral Question Period
Ottawa—Orléans Ontario
Liberal
Eugène Bellemare LiberalParliamentary Secretary to Minister for International Cooperation
Mr. Speaker, Canada is committed to helping developing countries, and domestic development is the reason why our economy is so strong.
When it comes to supporting the development of other countries, we are involved and we are continually increasing the budgets spent abroad.
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