In the way we do our funding, first we have the parliamentary allocation. We use the parliamentary allocation to do our programming, but also as a lever to do joint activities with other agencies, based on our mandate and our strategic plan.
We don't accept money without contributing. If DFID were to come to us from the U.K. and say “we want you to do this” and we were not ready to invest our money, we wouldn't do it. When we do these partnerships, it's always on the basis that it fits with our strategic planning, that it's going to help to achieve our objective, that it fits in with the broader international affairs family of Canada, and that it gives us an opportunity to deliver a greater impact with resources that are channelled together within IDRC.