Foreign Affairs committee  This is an example of public information not corresponding with the analysis we've received. Canada has actually been one of the leaders in proving the effectiveness of bed nets. In the late 1990s, CIDA, along with the IDRC and African researchers, proved the effectiveness, in pr

Foreign Affairs committee  But for the region of Africa as a whole, the number will be well above that 3% three-year-old number.

Foreign Affairs committee  No. We can certainly provide a more up-to-date analysis, but--

Foreign Affairs committee  I think those are absolutely the right questions, and the development report of 2007 that the minister made reference to should be providing clear examples of that. Let me provide three or four examples of what we've been doing under Minister Verner's direction in this regard.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. How can we work together to cut administrative costs and ensure that aid programs are efficient? We often work together with multilateral organizations, or “baskets” of funds that, as you said, are a structure. What is important to emphasize is that CIDA is

Foreign Affairs committee  In fact, with the PRT system, with the four employees we have at the PRT at Kandahar—which is more than the average in the PRTs, in which we have one to three development officials—we are working closely with the local communities, the local development committees. Then we will w

Foreign Affairs committee  In terms of the organizations with which we're working, in Kandahar province, if we take, for example, one program, the national solidarity program, there are several hundred projects going on right now through the UNDP and UN-HABITAT, working with the Afghan government. In thi

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes.

Foreign Affairs committee  On the first round, it was...

Foreign Affairs committee  For the legislative election it was considerably lower than for the presidential election, partly because of the perceived relative importance, which one assumes will change over time as the role of Parliament becomes clear and receives greater support from the people. But it's a

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll make two quick points. There are a number of specific projects dedicated exclusively to Kandahar, such as $18 million for alternate livelihoods; $2 million for the national solidarity program, the confidence in government program; and $5 million for polio. In addition, the

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, and thank you for noting the efficacy of the global drug facility, which in fact Canada helped to develop. It's true that with Canadian support over the last five years, it's estimated by the World Health Organization that Canada has probably contributed to s