Thanks, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the minister for being here tonight. It's great to see you, as always, and I really appreciate you and your team, and your leadership during this pandemic.
As you know, Minister, I'm extremely passionate about social innovation and social finance. You are also well aware that Canada is blessed with a very strong charitable and non-profit sector that is becoming more and more entrepreneurial. Earned revenue streams have been predicted, for quite some time, to continue to grow within the charitable sector. We also have many social entrepreneurs and co-operatives across Canada, estimated at about 30,000 plus, the last I checked.
Minister, can you tell us about how our government is moving forward on the social innovation and social finance strategy for Canada? In particular, how does this work take on new significance and relevance in the context of COVID-19 and the impending economic recovery?