There are a couple of things. First and foremost, I think there's a misconception here, that has been perpetuated, that CIDA is responsible for maintaining and funding NGOs for life. That's not the case. We are operating on the basis of ensuring that the best outcome is achieved for every taxpayer dollar.
To give you an example, I was just in Haiti. Some people will tell me that there are some 4,000 NGOs on the ground in Haiti. Others will tell me that there are 6,000 plus NGOs. This is right from Haitians; this is not an invention or some third-party focus. My response to all of this is that we will operate with whatever agency, entity, NGO, or whatever, that will achieve optimum results for Canadian tax dollars, in a most efficient and effective way, and ensure that the outcomes are what are intended.
The issue isn't about how many NGOs CIDA is going to keep operating.