Yes. This is at the heart of the recommendations. The grants and contributions programs offered by the federal government have become, over the course of the last two and a half decades, increasingly burdensome. For example, I was recently talking to an organization that has a $2.5-million grant relationship. They're having to spend inordinate amounts of time working with civil servants and their own staff to change a $100 train ticket. That's not the kind of reporting that we think the sector should be doing.
These recommendations are not about decreased accountability. They're about reasonable, appropriate and impactful accountability. For small organizations, it's even harder. Keep in mind, please, that about 40% of this sector's organizations are volunteer-run. For them, having to navigate a complex reporting and application process is extremely difficult.