Mr. Speaker, as International Development Week comes to a close, I know I and many of my colleagues in this place have met with dozens of frontline workers from development organizations who are reeling from a broken promise. During the election, the Liberals promised and the Prime Minister said that we would “not cut foreign aid” or development assistance, but the budget showed a cut of $2.7 billion.
We used to be known in the world. Lester B. Pearson, when he was prime minister, set the global target for development assistance, yet here we are, falling through the cracks and not delivering.
Will the minister commit to reviving the Pearson target?