Foreign Affairs committee  Opportunity International was a large international organization, and we decided we wanted to be part of it as Canadians and followed the model they created. We've plugged in as partners who raise money in five countries and disburse it over 20-plus countries. The model is refin

Foreign Affairs committee  I will just add one quick thing. In the international network we have, each of the regions we work with has its own organization, its own governance, its own board, and its own loan officers. It's interesting that Keith uses the term “venture capital”, because part of the issue

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I appreciate this opportunity, no pun intended. Good afternoon. My name is Dale Patterson. I'm a member of the board of directors of Opportunity International Canada. I'm pleased to be joined by my colleague Doris Olafsen, our executive vice-president. We w