Mr. Speaker, here is what the Minister of International Cooperation said in this House:
--but ultimately the decision to not provide funding was mine, as Minister of International Cooperation.
The minister communicated her decision to the department. What the minister did is work tremendously hard to help the most vulnerable people in the world rather than to provide funding to this non-governmental organization.
She has been a real leader in Haiti. She has been a real leader in Afghanistan. She has been a real leader in helping Canada's commitment to double our aid to Africa.