I'd like to thank all members of our panel for coming forward today. We are familiar with the work of your organizations. You do wonderful work in the community.
I'd particularly like to underscore Big Brothers Big Sisters, the David Suzuki Foundation, and the Evangelical Fellowship, because I'm most familiar with your work.
Big Brothers Big Sisters makes a big difference in Burnaby—New Westminster. It's active in many schools and is helping a variety of children and youth.
The David Suzuki Foundation, with your environmental and health-related work, makes a big difference in British Columbia.
For the Evangelical Fellowship, I'm familiar with your work in StreetLevel and in highlighting the growing concern around growing poverty and homelessness in this country.
We'd really like to compliment you for coming forward today and for the work you do every day.
I'd like to start by asking about the stretch tax credit, because that's something we've been discussing as a committee. There have been some evaluations of what that might mean, both in terms of government support, but also ultimately in terms of stimulating the charitable sector.
I'd like to hear from each one of you if your organization has done some sort of evaluation or projection of what a stretch tax credit would mean to increasing donations—both the number of donors and the overall resources that are available to your organizations.