Every year, at the end of the year more or less, we get appeals from the major international organizations that provide very urgent humanitarian assistance. We contribute once a year to these major organizations so they are in a position to respond right away when something happens. It may take a day or two before we get some information, and then we will.... I have different examples in mind. Sometimes we give a little amount right away to such organizations, but the main thing is that we are waiting for the call from these organizations.
Depending on the capacity of the country, depending on the call we receive, depending on our proximity—I don't how I should say it—with the country, we have a fair share that we normally contribute to a country. For example, in the case of Equador, we first gave $1 million as a quick response. We sent a team into the field made up of three members of Global Affairs Canada and three members of National Defence. They went there to evaluate the situation to make recommendations. In addition, the embassy put in $100,000 from the local initiative fund and then, further to the recommendations of our team and the appeal from the international organization, we increased our contribution to $2 million.
In terms of proportion with other natural disasters, it's more or less always the same fair share that we contribute to a country. In the case of Equador, they will also get l'hôpital de campagne de la Croix-Rouge, the hospital.