Human Resources committee  It is. Part of it has to do with increasing the role and the instruments by which a social economy can be more active in addressing issues of poverty: social inclusion, social welfare, and so on. I think what has happened in Canada, certainly in North America, is that tradition

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Again, I appreciate this opportunity to address the committee. Let me start by echoing the comments that my neighbour has shared in terms of the general drift of federal financing of services to the most vulnerable Canadians over the last 20 to 30 years. Our positio