Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of International Cooperation.
Canadians, as a government and as a nation, have shown remarkable generosity and compassion in the wake of the tsunami that hit Asia two months ago. Unfortunately, we know that many parts of the world suffer less spectacular but more chronic forms of poverty, disease and famine. Poverty itself is the root cause of incredible misfortune throughout the developing world.
Could the minister tell us what Canada will do to address this inequity and injustice?