Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition signed by hundreds of people in Sturgeon Falls, West Nipissing and Verner. The preamble is too long and therefore I will read only the last sentences.
We call on Parliament to adopt the following policy goals:
Demonstrate international responsibility by re-committing Canada to contribute 0.7% of GDP to Official Development Assistance;
Prioritize responsive funding to those NGOs that Canadians support and which have seen their funding cut by CIDA;
In the spirit of global solidarity, provide in full the funding of $49.2 million requested by D&P over the next five years.