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{
    "time": "2017-06-15 09:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Michael Levitt (York Centre, Lib.)",
        "fr": "M. Michael Levitt (York-Centre, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4981904\" data-originallang=\"en\">Good morning, everyone.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4981905\" data-originallang=\"en\">I want to come to you for a second, Ms. Rhodes, or both of you. I want to go to a little higher level for a macro look.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4981906\" data-originallang=\"en\">We've heard from other witnesses earlier in this study the concern about placing too many constraints or expectations that will constrain the private sector investment and turn it from being a DFI into something that starts looking more ODA.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4981907\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Ms. Rhodes, you raised a lot of suggestions around how this can tie into our international development priorities, which were very clearly articulated by <a data-HoCid=\"214322\" href=\"/politicians/marie-claude-bibeau/\" title=\"Marie-Claude Bibeau\">Minister Bibeau</a> just under a week ago. Is there a percentage level that you think can be set aside to deal particularly with projects focusing on women and girls? Do you think this should apply across the board to the full budget or annual allotment that's in the DFI? How do we still keep this as a thriving, functioning tool to bring in projects that might not have happened otherwise and also stay true to our development objectives?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4981904\" data-originallang=\"en\">Bonjour \u00e0 tous. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4981905\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je veux vous parler une seconde, madame Rhodes, ou peut-\u00eatre \u00e0 vous deux. Je veux qu'on prenne un peu d'altitude pour avoir une vue d'ensemble. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4981906\" data-originallang=\"en\">Des t\u00e9moins pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents dans le cadre de notre \u00e9tude ont formul\u00e9 une pr\u00e9occupation li\u00e9e au fait d'imposer trop de contraintes ou d'attentes, ce qui minera les investissements du secteur priv\u00e9 et emp\u00eachera l'organisation d'\u00eatre une IFD, de sorte qu'elle commencera \u00e0 ressembler davantage \u00e0 une organisation d'aide publique au d\u00e9veloppement. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4981907\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame Rhodes, vous avez formul\u00e9 beaucoup de suggestions sur la fa\u00e7on dont nous pouvons lier les activit\u00e9s de l'institution \u00e0 nos priorit\u00e9s en mati\u00e8re de d\u00e9veloppement international, ce qu'a tr\u00e8s bien d\u00e9crit la <a data-HoCid=\"214322\" href=\"/politicians/marie-claude-bibeau/\" title=\"Marie-Claude Bibeau\">ministre Bibeau</a> il y a moins d'une semaine. Y a-t-il un certain pourcentage que, selon vous, on peut mettre de c\u00f4t\u00e9 pour soutenir pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment les projets qui mettent l'accent sur les femmes et les filles? Croyez-vous que cet objectif devrait \u00eatre appliqu\u00e9 \u00e0 l'ensemble du budget ou de l'affectation annuelle de l'IFD? De quelle fa\u00e7on pouvons-nous nous assurer que l'institution reste un outil efficace et fonctionnel qui permet de r\u00e9aliser des projets qui ne l'auraient peut-\u00eatre pas \u00e9t\u00e9 sans son soutien tout en veillant \u00e0 ce qu'elle continue de respecter nos objectifs en mati\u00e8re de d\u00e9veloppement? </p>"
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    "url": "/committees/foreign-affairs/42-1/68/michael-levitt-1/",
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    "source_id": "9621687",
    "document_url": "/committees/foreign-affairs/42-1/68/",
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