Actually you're one of the only groups that have come forward because our theme was on sustainable future and social economy. So you're one of the groups that we were looking forward to hearing from.
I'm disappointed, I guess, that you haven't looked at the Quebec model. We fund a lot of these organizations. In your brief you're asking for other departments or agencies to be formed in order for this money to be transferred, but the federal government can do it through regional agencies. I understand there's no regional agency here in the Toronto area, but what happens in Quebec is that the regional agency transfers money to the local development agencies and they decide how to distribute the money.
In my riding there have been tons of examples of where it has worked. They've done recycling of bicycle parts--that's the latest one. I was at an opening two weeks ago. We've done all kinds of projects, whether it be just hiring local people for local restaurants--you name it--or anything that needs to be done from a local perspective or services that need to be delivered. There's a cohesiveness done through either the non-profit organizations with schools or CEGEPs that we have in Quebec. So there's a good model to be used there. There is a lack of funding, because you need somebody to be there on a full-time basis or you need somebody to be there in at least a supervisory role.
I don't know whether you've looked at those. I'd like you to comment on that.