Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, we remain acutely aware of how important it is to distinguish between matters under federal jurisdiction and those under provincial jurisdiction. The Minister of Canadian Heritage is fulfilling her mandate with the utmost respect for her responsibilities.

International Development  Mr. Speaker, I completely agree with my colleague. The attack was utterly unacceptable, as is any such act targeting doctors, humanitarian workers, and the women and children who are there because they need care. Our government strongly condemns such violations of international

Ecuador  Mr. Speaker, we have already allocated $1 million to help with the situation in Ecuador and help meet immediate humanitarian needs. Our consular team is assisting the grieving families at this time. We sent a team of three Global Affairs Canada staff and three Department of Natio

Ecuador  Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to offer our sincere condolences to the grieving family and the victims' loved ones. I would also like to assure everyone here that the Quebec family is receiving assistance from Canadian consular officials. Our team is in contact with loc

International Development  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Gatineau for his question. The Syrian refugees on the Hill today will be pleased to hear that Canadians have donated nearly $32 million to the Syria Emergency Relief Fund. As promised, our government is matching that contribution, a

International Development  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his interest in Canada's response to Cyclone Winston. After initial support of basic supplies for 5,000 Fijians, our government has made additional contributions to the Red Cross and UNICEF of $1 million to improve health, food

Health  Mr. Speaker, I believe that my hon. colleague misunderstood my speech yesterday. We are very proud to support a wide range of reproductive health services. Yesterday, I was joined by Dr. Babatunde, from the United Nations population fund. The plans we announced did not directly

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for the question. I believe that every country has a duty to consider how it can best contribute in the fight against this crisis. In Canada's case, we consulted our allies and partners. We determined what our greatest strengths are and wh

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, at the end of the year, we received all the requests for humanitarian assistance from various major organizations. Our department is currently analyzing all those requests. We are also in talks with the countries involved and other major donors to develop our three-

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, we are doing both. The strategy presented in our plan incorporates military, diplomatic, and humanitarian and development assistance, and development components, so I do not understand my colleague's question when he says that we are not doing both. I truly believe

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to remind the House that our government has made a long-term, three-year commitment: $1.1 billion for humanitarian and development aid. The $870 million for humanitarian aid represents 30% more than what was given over the past three years. The $270 milli

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, my colleague, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is working on that file. I will leave it to him to update us on that file.

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Our integrated approach, which includes revised military actions following genuine consultations with our allies and partners, as well as humanitarian aid and development aid, will enable us to have a much better impact on the S

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, Canada has been working with the same large humanitarian organizations for decades. There has been no change in that regard. The main difference between our government and the previous government is that we are proud to do so. We are proud to contribute humanitarian

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, today I speak with conviction and satisfaction as I present the humanitarian aid and development and resilience programming elements of our government's plan to address the crisis in the Middle East. My remarks will focus on the human dimension of the ongoing crisis