Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
In Quebec, we have a paper called L'Itinéraire, which is the equivalent of your paper. L'Itinéraire is mainly sold in the Montreal area and, increasingly, in the business district and on the city's main streets. The more people buy this paper, the greater the likelihood that they will get to know the person who is selling the paper, and ask the person how they are doing and what kind of work they do. The articles are mostly written by homeless people. In fact, it was discovered that some of them had a real talent for writing. A charitable organization which looks after the needs of the homeless decided to start this paper. It is sold every day for $2. Of that amount, $1 goes to the person selling the paper, and the other dollar supports the production of the paper. I would like to congratulate you for having started this kind of project in Halifax. I hope that many people will buy your paper. It is an excellent initiative.
The initiatives you are talking about, Mr. Martin, are projects which are part of the social economy. Indeed, their objective is to help people get back into the job market. These people will create a small social economy business. For instance, it could be an organization which collects old bicycles and fixes them up. The profits generated by this activity go back to the business, which becomes sustainable and might even create paying jobs.