This is related to a question we heard earlier, Mr. Chair and that has to do with civic responsibility. One of the benefits, if you will, to the current economic situation is that people who are accessing food banks and soup kitchens are actually volunteering to work in those places and are teaching their children about them.
We used to learn civics in high school. Most high schools don't talk about civics any more. In the church we still talk about caring for your neighbour, and other religious communities have similar types of conversations.
I think where the government could really partner well with the charitable sector would be in some type of advertising, similar to that used for the economic action plan, encouraging Canadians to get involved with the charities in their community, to get involved in various ways in the civic life of their community, whether they get involved in the municipal government or provincial government or whether they go to the local food bank or elsewhere.
Rabbi Bulka has repeatedly stated in very public settings—and I really appreciate what this man has to say—that it's not about giving back; it's about giving. And when it's about giving instead of giving back, it's not because you owe something; it's because you're moved in your heart to be compassionate toward the need of others.