Mr. Chair, I would like to finish what I was saying on the subject a little earlier.
Susan Johnson, the Director General of the Red Cross, who appeared before this committee on March 23, said that the Canadian government had responded to the request from the International Committee of the Red Cross by contributing $1.75 million to date.
She also said:What I was saying in my remarks was that, given the gravity of the situation, and given that the International Committee [of the Red Cross] is the only humanitarian organization with access to the conflict area, it would be appropriate for the Canadian government to consider doubling its contribution to the International Red Cross at this time.
This is the request from the Red Cross that I was referring to earlier.