It's a good question.
The fundamental question that any of us in this position need to ask themselves, regardless of the role they play, is what is the role of the state, what is the role of the federal government in any policy that it undertakes, including the funds that it provides to organizations, for example the many cultural organizations in your riding. Mississauga is so diverse. It is a thriving, growing community that you are a proud representative of—and you are on the younger end of the spectrum, I've noticed, so there is a long future for people like you in politics. We need to be able to nourish the mind, and that includes all the cultural organizations that you represent.
If I had more time, I could fire off all the lists of things that Canadian Heritage finances, on both sides of this table, and it would be a pleasure to do it because those organizations are the heartbeat of this country. When you're funding an anti-racism strategy in Mississauga, you're raising awareness as to what the challenges are about diversity and inclusion. When you are funding a Blackfoot cultural initiative in Ms. Thomas's riding, you're raising awareness of the issues that the Blackfoot people face in and around the Lethbridge area.
Those are small examples of the work that we do. Otherwise, if they didn't have funds from the Canadian government, they would struggle to have their voices heard. This is about people making their voices heard within their communities and, when we do it properly, across the country.