Foreign Affairs committee  I'm a little nervous with the question.

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't think there are any general statements that one could make this afternoon that would be particularly useful to you. Each case is a particular case, and it has very much to do with the perception and the analysis of need, and the value of the role of an external player lik

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes. I simply wanted to add that among the member countries of the Development Assistance Committee, the DAC, there is Ireland, with 14 partner countries, Denmark, with 17 or 18 partner countries, Switzerland with more than 100 partner countries, and Sweden, with between 90 and 1

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question, Mr. Aubin. Based on my experience at the OECD Development Assistance Committee, I can tell you that the topic never comes up, because there is no conclusive information on this. Among the member countries of that committee...

Foreign Affairs committee  Go ahead, James.

Foreign Affairs committee  When you're thinking about Canadian interests, I think it is important to cast them at the proper level. Canada depends a great deal on global peace, security, stability, and prosperity. If we can align our development co-operation activities in that way, then I would say yes, we

Foreign Affairs committee  Certainly, I think we would encourage the energy to be spent on thematic or sectoral choices and appropriate funds. I very much like the remarks that Monsieur Côté was making. Have a few, but make sure that they really correspond to the needs of the partner countries we're workin

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the members of the committee for this opportunity to speak with you this afternoon to provide the McLeod Group's views on your assessment of Canada's bilateral development assistance program. The McLeod Group is made up of professionals wit