Human Resources committee  I'm not familiar with the intricacies of the program you're talking about. Let me tell you about something we're doing. We're collaborating with MaRS, Deloitte, with a private foundation with roots in Vancouver, and with community foundations across Ontario to do exactly that. It

Human Resources committee  Let me take your second question first. A community foundation would describe itself as a 360-degree organization. It looks at the community in its entirety. It's built from the community, and so it's of the community in that respect. It would have an open process of engaging the

Human Resources committee  It's a good question. The best answer comes from Quebec and the work of Nancy Neamtan in Chantier de l'économie sociale there. In Quebec there's been an understanding of the diverse forms that are required for a community to realize its purpose. Nancy would be another perfect per

Human Resources committee  Let's take the example of The Stop in Toronto, which is a community food centre. A group of committed change agents in that community found a way to pair up with some folks working in the private sector, and they said we can use our local food system as an asset here. Instead o

Human Resources committee  Why don't Tim and Sarah start on the framework side, and I can share a story afterwards?

Human Resources committee  That's the world we live in all the time. We will receive requests from community groups for our engagement with them to strengthen their ability to deliver a service to engage a population group, to remedy a challenge, take an opportunity. We will look at it and we will ask abou

Human Resources committee  Thanks, Mr. Chairman. In some ways your social financing 101 will benefit from me repeating again in a different way what Tim and Sarah and then Stanley took on. We're of like mind. If I were to prevail upon the committee, I would say first—and maybe first and only—write your r

Finance committee  You might want to check in with Santropol Roulant in Montreal, or with The Stop in Toronto. These are two food security-based and -centred organizations that have spun off a series of other things of importance to their community: youth employment, seniors' care, social enterpris

Finance committee  To follow up on that, you're getting at something that's about timing. For example, for a community foundation in southern Saskatchewan that receives a gift of mineral rights below the ground, there's a timing issue. It may be unlocked sooner if there's an incentive to do so. Th

Finance committee  I think there's an interesting discussion that's going on right now. In fact, Allan Gregg spoke about this at the national summit hosted by a number of us. The point was made that in the past, most public engagement efforts have focused on attitude, awareness, or understanding.

Finance committee  I believe Mr. Johnson was here previously and has an answer for that. Don has been the one who has really crafted this argument and would be the go-to person to help you with that, if you weren't able to get the answer from his testimony.

Finance committee  The regulatory environment in Canada has yet to catch up to all the opportunities that are out there for community investment by pools of capital such as might be with foundations or pension funds or other such places that would assist community social enterprises. Mr. Brison a

Finance committee  That's right.

Finance committee  Yes, in the region of Grande Prairie, right through to northern Alberta.

Finance committee  Well, there you are: civic responsibility is alive and well in Fort McMurray.