Mr. Speaker, I am familiar with the file. The file is still being reviewed, as is the process. A decision will be made in due course.
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International Co-operation December 9th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I am familiar with the file. The file is still being reviewed, as is the process. A decision will be made in due course.
International Co-Operation December 9th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I will tell this House and all Canadians they can be proud of what Canada and this government is doing to help the most vulnerable around the world. We are one of the countries that has not decreased its international assistance. We are the third largest single country helping to feed people. In fact, our $30 million just announced will help feed 17 million people in developing countries.
International Co-Operation December 9th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, Canadians want to know that when Canada steps up to help people who are vulnerable living in poverty that their money is going to be used to actually make a difference in people's lives. That is why we want to ensure that all of our CIDA programs are effective and that the Canadian taxpayer can be proud of what Canada is doing around the world.
Points of Order December 8th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for pointing this out. In fact, it gives me an opportunity to fully read the quotation. It says:
If success is to be measured in terms of number of lives saved, we must focus on outcome-based, proven, cost-effective solutions that work to prevent needless suffering and death. We can’t afford to funnel money into an unaccountable abyss and hope for the best.
That is a quotation from the member for Ottawa Centre. I was reading the quotation.
International Co-operation December 8th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, as I indicated, we want to ensure that our international assistance is effective, transparent, accountable and that it is going to make a real difference.
We are in fact supporting the building capacity of justice systems. We support the human rights commissions in many countries. We also support ombudsmen who fight for those who do not enjoy all the benefits to which they are entitled.
International Aid December 8th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, as I have said, aid effectiveness means making a difference, having an impact on the lives of those living in poverty, over a billion people who are now in extreme hunger. That is why we announced $30 million for more food aid.
Members of the opposition benches also agree with our actions because they have said that if success is to be measured in terms of numbers of lives saved, we must focus on outcome-based, proven, cost-effective solutions that work to prevent needless suffering and death. We cannot afford to funnel money into an unaccountable abyss and--
International Aid December 8th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, since day one of taking office, our government was committed, and is committed, to making Canada's international assistance effective. We have not only made promises like the previous government did, but we are actually acting on aid effectiveness. We are making a real difference and that means making a difference in the lives of those who are living in poverty.
As the Auditor General has said, we need to be more focused. We need to have a set of priorities and we have to follow through on them. That is exactly what this government is doing.
International Aid December 7th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I want to be very clear. This government supports and will continue to support the good work of religious and church-based organizations. In fact we work with the Adventists Development and Relief Agency, the Canadian Baptist Ministries, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, Christian and Missionary Alliance, Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, Evangelical Mission Church of Canada, the Mennonite Central Committee, the Nazarene Compassionate Ministries, the Presbyterian World Service and Development, the Anglican Church, the United Church, the Salvation Army, World--
International Cooperation December 7th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, as I just indicated, we support the Primate's World Relief from the Catholic Church, the Presbyterian Church, the United Church, and World Vision, all of those church-based faiths.
The projects they are working on are actually making a difference, as I just said, with regard to health care, literacy, food security, water and sanitation.
In fact, it was a member of his party who said, “Tough choices will have to be made. You can't be all things to all people”. Right now Canada wants to make a real difference.
International Cooperation December 7th, 2009
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Scarborough—Guildwood for the question because it was his bill that our government supported which firmly entrenches poverty reduction that underlines CIDA's work.
As I reported to the House, there are now over a billion people living in extreme poverty. That is why we will continue to support work that provides better health care, improved literacy, food security, water and sanitation facilities. That is why we continue to support the Primate's World Relief, the Catholic Agency for International Aid and Development, the Mennonite Central Committee and the United Church of Canada.
As the member for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca has said, tough choices will have to be made--