It's not a question and never has been a question of looking to the taxpayers for handouts. If you remember my example, when I partnered and was on the ground and was doing this—so I'm speaking from real experience—I can tell you it was actually the private sector that was subsidizing what I was doing. If they're going to be doing this anyway, why not work with them?
In terms of large-scale money, take the case of Haiti. The International Committee of the Red Cross has raised more money for the Haiti earthquake than CIDA has for its next three years of spending.
In terms of funding someone who has tons of money, in terms of funding someone who's going to be making a ton of money in Haiti, why not cut funding to the International Committee of the Red Cross? Why don't you go to them and say, “You're going to do this anyway, and you have more money than Croesus or CIDA in Haiti, so why don't we cut you?” No, we do it because they're a partner.
The other point is, as I keep saying, it's not just about money. You want to work with the private sector. The mobile banking thing in Haiti with Scotiabank is not about money; it's about ideas and creativity.