That is a very good question. Thank you very much for that.
Development finance isn't my area of expertise, so I'm hesitant to put a number on it. What I will say is that I think that, obviously, we need to commit to increases in our official development assistance budget. I know that the U.K. has signalled that because of COVID constraints it potentially will be cutting its overseas development assistance budget. We cannot replicate that here.
I would also add that sometimes, while I agree strongly that we need to increase our financial assistance, I think we also need to be more nimble and flexible in our response. That's maybe what I was trying to get at in terms of this idea of mobilizing networks. There is often a lot you can do with small amounts of money: I think empowering local actors, as Professor Audet has mentioned, and I would also say, empowering our high commissions and embassies overseas to be able to respond quickly.
People I know who work in humanitarian organizations talk about Canada's cumbersome budgetary processes for grants and how long it takes them. I have one friend who is in the ninth month of a negotiation for a COVID grant. We really need to roll things out faster. We need to look at the amount, but we also need to look at the efficiency and at how that assistance is supported by diplomatic action and leadership.