Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses.
Ms. de Montigny and Ms. Verdon, the committee has to make recommendations as part of its study. I'd like to discuss the funding of the organizations working on the ground, doing excellent work with meagre resources.
One of your studies on the services available to families after a perinatal death makes something very clear: stakeholders and parents know little about the resources that exist.
That study also highlights an issue that's been raised by many witnesses, and we've just heard it again. Following the death of a baby, stakeholders do not necessarily have all the answers or know where to refer parents.
At our last meeting, I was surprised to learn that Service Canada did not offer parents any tools or assistance, not even to refer them to appropriate services.
Given your research and expertise, how do you think the federal government can better support organizations so that they, in turn, can help parents, on the one hand, and promote their services, on the other? The services are out there, but people don't know about them. Is that merely due to a lack of funding? Could an organization like Service Canada be a portal where people could turn for information on the various services?
I'd like to hear from both of you about funding, referrals to services and access to information.