Yes. You know, as I look back on my history working within the current system, I've lost count of the things that we've said “no” to because we couldn't establish these parameters of own activities or we couldn't negotiate an agreement with someone and offend them with telling them they're going to have to do this work on our behalf. This is a challenge that is faced by every charity that wants to work together in partnership with local entities. Making these amendments or making this....
The preferred path has always been to get rid of “own activities”. That doesn't seem to be on the table, so we're looking at a workaround. I think it is a viable workaround for us. It will open up greater opportunities for us to be able to engage in partnerships and to be able to say “yes” to things that we've currently had to say “no” to.
Alternately, when my friend Céline at Oxfam-Québec and I go together with our Oxfams around the world and try to work together, or when I'm working with Samaritan's Purse around the world, we have to deal with this strange aspect of trying to define our own activities when we're pooling our resources together in a combined disaster response.
It really is an impediment. We need to clear it away. We need the amendments to be made.
Thank you.