Human Resources committee  I'll be brief because I know time is running out. I appreciate that. We're a tax advocacy organization, but we also do--

Human Resources committee  Fair enough. I don't want to misrepresent myself. The area we spend more and more time on is that of a watchdog. While we promote certain tax reforms, the watchdog component is growing. I'll speak on behalf of my members, but also, from what you hear on talk radio, most Canadian

Human Resources committee  The Federation has 72,000 members.

Human Resources committee  We have 72,000 supporters across the country who donate their after-tax dollars to support our watchdog and advocacy organizations, our work.

Human Resources committee  Individuals.

Human Resources committee  Sorry, are you asking me who should...? You mentioned the economy, the environment, a few of these issues that--

Human Resources committee  Well, I think it's both. I think, on one hand, we have a strong economy. It's not an accident that Canada is a strong--

Human Resources committee  Well, it's to create jobs. Through a strong economy, we generate tax revenues to fund the programs that Canadians view as priorities--not everything on the wish list, though, but priorities, and that's what we're talking about here.

Human Resources committee  First, there's actually one correction about how Revenue Canada treats advocacy versus charitable organizations. If a charity exists, they're permitted to issue a tax receipt in their work. Their advocacy organization, their lobbying, if you like, is limited to 20% of their budge

Human Resources committee  Okay, I think you get my point.

Human Resources committee  No, I think that was a surprise for everyone.

Human Resources committee  That's actually incorrect.

Human Resources committee  Income trust is not something we advocate on.

Human Resources committee  We don't accept government money; therefore, we were not worrying.

Human Resources committee  I'll take a stab at it. There are numerous examples: $82,000 spent on design of a website for literacy; $34,000 spent on graphic artists for logo development; $211,000 for printing, communications, and travel costs; $110,000 spent on developing and printing ads; a project manager