Thank you. I don't know Ms. Young, for the record.
The whole notion that the private sector money is bad money to invest in a social service sector is flawed, to be honest with you, because for years United Way has really relied on private contributions. Annually in Ottawa we invest between $8 million and $12 million. If you look at the history in the last number of years, with all the positive results that we have seen with the programs that we have supported, I would just put that in the centre of the room and say that I do not believe that has been bad money.
When we look at social impact bonds specifically, I think we have to consider that in the financial situation we all find ourselves in, government and funders alike, if there is a way to attract dollars from private citizens or corporations into the social service sector that could liberate some of the dollars that are presently invested by government to be redirected elsewhere, why would be closed to exploring that?
We had submitted a proposal to the Ontario government some time ago specifically around people with disability. I'll just give you some stats. We crunched some numbers. Shortened—