Thanks a lot, Chair.
It's such a pleasure to join this committee. I can't begin to tell you.
My question is for the Foundation for Black Communities. Actually, there are two questions in here.
There was $100 million in the budget for the Canada communities initiative. Basically, it's funding for capacity building. I know, reading your report, that you mention capacity building as being something that Black-led organizations don't have when it comes to applying for grants. I'm just wondering if you think that's enough funding and if it will help.
There is a second part of my question. Since the pandemic began, we have sent a lot of funding through to community foundations and then they've disbursed the funding through grants. Right now they're opening up applications for the healthy communities initiative to transform public places, so if you're a registered charity or you're a non-profit residents association, you can apply.
I'm wondering if you think that when we give funding like that to the community foundations a percentage of that funding should be earmarked for Black-led organizations.