Foreign Affairs committee  I think that would partly answer the earlier question. In French we say rééquilibrage . We have to readjust some of the priorities, and that includes CIDA. There has been an overemphasis on certain types of activities that are confined within the framework of security. I think

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. One thing I want to add to what my colleague said, and one of the points I made earlier, is that if additional or increased amounts of assistance are channelled through NGOs and civil society groups, I think we can see a more effective use of those funds, because we w

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you. I'd like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to make known our point of view and to put forward some comments and analyses. We know that you are addressing many different issues and we'd like to take advantage of this opportunity, over the next couple of minute