Human Resources committee  You've put me on the hot seat. I say it would be things that will bring multiple results at the same time. One of the things around co-op housing is not only that you get people housed but that they also get some involvement in running the housing and learning about democratic

Human Resources committee  The examples I was going to talk about are broader than just housing. Maybe my colleague can talk more about housing. One of the things we did learn in our study is that any time people are involved in being able to direct their services and the solutions to their needs, it's a

Human Resources committee  We're happy to be here. We are involved not just in housing, so it is good to be here to bring a message about the broader co-op movement. I work at the Canadian Co-operative Association as the government affairs and public policy adviser. It's good to be here with one of our col

Agriculture committee  Do you mean around meat? No.

Agriculture committee  I think in the past grades were even more important, but it may be that the way consumers are looking at labels today, whether something is grade one or two doesn't have as much importance. I know the higher requirements require that the grade be on the front. It may be that we n

Agriculture committee  In our agricultural co-op development program we have offered people some help and some grants to be able to help start new co-ops. One of the wonderful examples is what is happening on Vancouver Island, where not only the farmers but also consumers got together to develop a new