Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, on this question, I think it would be difficult for us to go beyond the remit of the department. We're working within the lanes of the policy that is established. We might be providing advice on policy, but I think it would be going beyond my remit to comment on things

Foreign Affairs committee  I will just stick to the facts on this one. I'm not aware of any discussions of Canada considering restructuring debt repayments to the IMF, this large multilateral organization. I think it's something that would have to be considered very carefully with a lot of like-minded nati

Foreign Affairs committee  The minister, as far as I am aware, has a budget for travel, being international development minister, and was working within the allocations that are provided to the international development minister, along with his portfolio, to engage with partners and in situations around th

Foreign Affairs committee  I'm afraid those questions are not ones that I am able to answer.

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't think the decision about which members were included in the minister's delegation is one on which Global Affairs provided advice.

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, it is great to look forward and to think about rebuilding. It's a very important aspect of the overall response. I'm certain that going forward we will have opportunities to assist in ways that are practical and take advantage of the know-how and the expertise that Can

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, one of the things that our commitment to Pakistan stresses is the situation of Afghans in Pakistan. That is part of our commitment to negotiate and continue working with Pakistan on the issue of barriers relating to travel and exiting Afghanistan. That is being done un

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I believe the question illustrates a number of the multi-faceted impacts and the ways that it is extremely important to prevent and to act before things are at a crisis level. In fact, Canada's overall bilateral assistance program for Pakistan, which has been in plac

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I am not aware of discussions about commitments in addition to official development assistance. If my colleague is also unable to confirm that, we would have to check and come back to the committee on that question.

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, I want to make sure that I understand the question about Canada having its assets in place.

Foreign Affairs committee  Of course, Canada has representatives on the ground, who are based at our mission in Islamabad, and they are watching the situation as it evolves. This flood is of a catastrophic nature, and, of course, it was an evolving situation. It continues to impact the country, knowing tha

Foreign Affairs committee  I feel like my colleague Christopher is ready to take this question and respond.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. The global impact is, of course, quite devastating. As I mentioned in the opening remarks, at the moment a study is being undertaken just to understand the extent of the damage overall, because this will be long-ranging. We're talking about 13,000 kilometres of roads

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, Mr. Chair, it's a multiphase question, so I will try to be as detailed as possible. To start off, the $2.65-billion climate finance commitment that Canada has made is of course delivered in partnership with and through multilateral partners like the World Bank. I'll try

Foreign Affairs committee  It's provided through regional and multilateral initiatives.