The sector feels that it's funded significantly through grants and contributions. It's highly appreciative of that funding. That funding instrument tends to be what we might call episodic. It tends to be for a very short term, for six- or twelve-month projects. Previously, grants and contributions included funding for some overhead--what we call the full cost-recovery formula. That's been eroded. This funding model leaves organizations receiving some funding for a couple of staff but perhaps nothing to cover their liability insurance obligations, rent, or a vehicle to support their staff.
We are looking for a strategy and some funding that would complement and supplement the grants and contributions regime. We see this in place in most provinces. The Wild Rose Foundation is a wonderful example. People rally around it. We see that in other provinces. Why wouldn't we in Canada celebrate and have a national foundation that could achieve some of the things that have been achieved through the provincial foundations?