Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his question. In fact, the answer is more or less in the question.
There is some inconsistency between what the government says and what it does. We see that it is preparing to freeze its aid starting next year and maintain it at $5.1 billion. It will thereby reduce its debt at the expense of the least fortunate.
The message is loud and clear that donor countries have to increase their aid. There is a great need. Canada made commitments just last year, in L'Aquila, Italy. How can anyone expect the government to keep its promises when we see it going backwards, limiting, freezing and cutting services and programs to which Canadian and Quebec women once had access, but do not any more?
The question is: how can Canada, the host country of the G8 in June, have any credibility or take a leadership role in this file? We wonder.