The sixth and final poi
nt is that when the finance minister outlined the initiative in the 1997 budget, he outlined criteria that had to be met before he would extend
it, or enhance it: does the initiative result in a significant increase in donations; and is the i
ncrease distributed across the entire charitabl
e sector? Obviously, the experience to ...[+++]date has shown that the situation did meet those criteria, because he made the decision on Friday: it's permanent.
Le sixième et dernier point que je veux soulever est le suivant: quand, dans le budget de 1997, il a annoncé son initiative, le ministre des Finances a défini les conditions qui devaient être réunies avant qu'il ne prolonge ou ne bonifie la mesure: l'initiative se traduit-elle par une augmentation marquée des dons?