You come from Quebec. The Quebec reality and Quebeckers' perceptions regarding these matters are very different from those elsewhere in Canada.
I've had the opportunity to work with Paul. We interviewed people who make charitable donations. We asked them why they made those donations, what their thinking was, and the reason behind their gift. Often, Quebeckers replied that they preferred to give their money to the state, since they felt it was preferable that that decision be made by the state so that the resources would be well redistributed. They had a preference. They associated the idea of paying income tax with that of charitable donations. In Quebec, the percentage of charitable donations is considerably lower than elsewhere in Canada because Quebeckers prefer to give and get involved in the public sphere in an informal way and not through charitable organizations.
For my part, I am a Quebecker and I share that vision. In an ideal world, I would have preferred a strong state that would deal with the redistribution of wealth. However, since that is not the case, and since the federal government is cutting back on its support and funding for these organizations, and in the context of a resource and capacity shortage within the voluntary sector, one of the solutions in my opinion is to increase those donations. It is not the ideal solution, but I believe it is the most realistic one.