Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for her speech, and for the steps taken by the Canadian government on the issue before us tonight.
I have a concern I would like to ask her about. The resources allocated to international development have diminished over the years. A development institute has put a proposal on the table, but it would not be involved in this kind of emergency relief.
Does the minister ever fear that the reduced budgets going directly to international development, including for the situation we are debating here this evening, could prevent Canada from properly carrying out its mission?
As we know, international development is not charity work. It is about our duty to contribute to the quest for world balance.