Mr. Chair, I am going to start by asking some questions that I do not think will surprise the minister.
Canada's official development assistance continues to be well below the international standard. Canada currently invests approximately 30¢ for every $100 in gross national income. Under the Harper government, aid levels were almost exactly the same as the level we are at now.
Of course, I am very curious about what happened to the Prime Minister's promise that Canada was back. Does the minister have a plan to increase aid levels to get to the 0.7% that Canada has promised for decades, or will we continue to see a Liberal government that fails to meet these promises, just as we saw the Conservative government do?