Very much so. For example, I used to be paid by our organization, Victims of Violence, not a large amount, but I was able to take a small salary. As of last January, it was a choice: either shut down the organization--and a lot of that had to do with the death of my husband, because he was the one who was able to.... He knew how to fundraise in the communities. I'm different from him, and I struggle with that. I've always been more involved in the social service part of our organization, such as directly supporting and assisting victims of crime. I don't understand a lot of the administrative part, and I really struggled. I made a choice. Rather than shutting down the organization, I named somebody else as executive director, so we can keep the organization going. I'm president, and I remain president on a volunteer basis. We are probably no different from many other agencies, but we do struggle.
On the other hand, seniors are struggling as well, and the intent of this bill is to not pay individuals double the amount of money that innocent seniors.... They're not able to bank their pensions.
I don't know if that makes sense to you. I'm being as clear and as upfront as I can about victims. Most victims' organizations and agencies are funded through the provincial governments. Only two organizations that are national in scope are not government funded: the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime, and Victims of Violence--and we're struggling.