Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, I'll add perhaps one thought. I think it's a very astute question. The country is facing a number of challenges simultaneously. In terms of the economic crisis, I think the most important implication will be on the fiscal room the government has on the reconstructi

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes. I'm afraid what we're seeing is already the very long shadow that COVID-19 is casting, unfortunately. It has had a very severe impact across the country, as it has, frankly, in every part of the developing world. The health crisis of COVID-19 has now been overshadowed by a m

Foreign Affairs committee  I think the obvious answer, Mr. Chairman, is that we haven't learned. I don't think there's evidence in the analysis I've seen that we're near the kind of investment we need to make in disaster risk reduction and preparedness. There was a global summit in Japan 10 years ago that

Foreign Affairs committee  I think it's an excellent question. I wouldn't confuse flexibility with the lack of accountability. What I mean when I say flexibility is that we need to design our programming with a view to the actual needs on the ground, so that we don't end up saying, “We're only in a humanit

Foreign Affairs committee  Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman. I think this is a really important question, and I'm sure I won't do it justice in the time we have. Let me say a couple things in terms of principles of work. The first principle is that, worldwide, including in Canada, climate finance has had