I would concur with your assessment that a lot of community members across the province ask all the time what a friendship centre is. I have to explain to them the history of the friendship centre movement. It goes back many decades, back to the late 1950s, in fact. We have a long history within this country. I believe friendship centres are an institution in this country.
In terms of the opportunity to grow, we have raised with the federal government that there needs to be a distinct set-aside for new and developing friendship centres. The funding we receive today allows us to maintain the 31 friendship centres we have in Ontario, but it doesn't allow growth.
We receive queries from time to time from community members who are interested in developing a friendship centre in their cities and towns. Unfortunately, as it stands, we're not in a position today to grow the movement.