Mr. Chair, thank you for the question.
Matching funds is an important tool for Canada when it responds to a natural disaster, particularly in terms of engaging Canadians, which is why we pre-established matching fund mechanisms with select partners that are indeed experienced humanitarian partners that can directly implement on the ground. What a matching fund such as this one does...through the Canadian Humanitarian Coalition, which includes 12 key humanitarian partners, as well as the networks that fall behind them, such as the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which has an extensive network of smaller organizations underneath its umbrella.
What a matching fund allows us to do—though there are some limitations to it—is respond very quickly and in a timely way, because the due diligence and back-end operations on these organizations have already been done. It also allows us to match Canadians' donations one-to-one, so they know that, if they give a dollar, we will equally give a dollar back to the organization that has raised the funds.
The matching fund mechanism is also an important piece that allows us to respond in a timely way, so we are not delayed as fundraising efforts continue across.