I would like to be on the record, too, Ms. Nash, to commend those Canadians who give of their time. Indeed, the imputed value of labour to the third sector is about 11.2% of total revenues, whereas the value of contributions is only 8.4%. So in terms of the actual impact even to finance the value of labour, volunteers exceed contributors of cash. I join you in your commending those who have done that.
You have asked about different models. Here, first of all, would I personally endorse a charity+? Yes, I would. But my sense is that it's the responsibility of the Government of Canada to decide what area of the charitable sector is really most important to Canadians, and so I don't want to presume that my views are necessarily those of the Government of Canada.
Indeed, different governments have chosen different sectors. Brazil, for example, perhaps mindful of the FIFA competition in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, features sports. Corporations that give to sports activities receive a far higher deduction than if they give elsewhere.
France and Arizona, for example, are the jurisdictions that I think are most closely related to what I see as attending to people of low income. Arizona was the first of several American states to introduce this; it did it in the 1980s. There, organizations that provide services to people below the poverty level self-identify, and their names are posted on the website of the government, much like those of organizations that were eligible for matched credits or relief following the tsunami or the east African famine of last year. There, those organizations are identified, and individuals who contribute up to $200 to them receive 100% tax credit for those organizations; it's a complete write-off. It's capped, so that these are privileged, but they're not robbers. The validity of the rest of the charitable sector is still there.
The same thing happens in France. There, it is for organizations that provide basic food and services to people of low income. The standard tax credit is 66%, but if you give up to €500 to an organization that provides basic food and services to people of low income, you get 75% as a tax credit. So 29% doesn't seem...fair enough; there's a provincial tax credit that comes as well—
I'm sorry, am I over?