Mr. Speaker, this is International Development Week, a time when Canadians reflect on our values and ways we can help others around the world.
Let us flush out the values of the Conservatives. They use aid money on high-end hotels, limos and freshly squeezed orange juice. Meanwhile they have cut $380 million in aid dollars. They have stopped partnerships with NGOs like Development and Peace and KAIROS. They have silenced CIDA staff. They have dropped aid for the poorest countries in Africa.
When will the government take our international obligations to developing countries seriously?