—of development and aid NGOs in Canada. As you point out, they all do very good work. It is not possible for CIDA to fund all of the requests that come before it. That's why my role, as the minister, is very important: to ensure that we're using development and aid dollars to achieve the best results; to use the dollars in a way that Canadians expect of us; to ensure that those dollars are going to the people who we intend to help and to make sure that we're going to have a long-term sustainable result that will make a difference in their lives. This is my responsibility as the minister and this is what I base my decisions on.
I will now ask Ms. Biggs to respond to your question regarding the actual number of proposals.