That would have caused a lot of problems. We generally have projects that run over long periods of time. If approval delays are extended, that can have an impact on our partners, for which some activities often require continuity.
I believe that one of DID's development successes is that it had access to this Canadian partnership program, which, over time, has lent some consistency to our actions. We have actions that largely exceed the programming framework of three, four or five years. We are trying a number of ways to keep our partners' support, either through the Canadian partnership or through other interventions, because we are convinced that development takes a certain time, as it does to change behaviour and to acquire skills and competencies. We are doing a lot of work to establish helping relationships which can take various forms, but over long periods.
In this context, I know other Canadian partners that have renewed their partnerships and that are still awaiting an answer for their new programming framework. I believe that most have been cautious and submitted their applications nearly a year in advance. So they've all given themselves some room to manoeuvre. But I think that partners that have not done a good job of planning for the implementation of the new program or for additional delays in the introduction of a new procedure may find it quite difficult to operate.