Yes, absolutely.
Speaking especially on the Iranian Canadian side, which is a community that is very divided and very fragmented, there is no strong organization that represents significant components of the community, never mind the entire community. That division creates openings for the Islamic republic, which it very enthusiastically exploits. It also makes the job of the federal government much more difficult. It makes outreach, engagement and transparency with the Iranian community much more difficult. It means that providing information....
One of the other speakers spoke about spreading awareness, cyber-hygiene and measures for people to protect themselves. That is much more difficult when you need to speak to individuals almost on an individual basis as opposed to having an organization that is more representative, which can itself play the role of a conduit not only from the government to the community, but also to gather information on what the threat is, who the perpetrators are and who the proxies are on the ground who are responsible for some of these actions.
All that is to say, yes, providing more support to community organizations that could play a conduit role to facilitate a two-way dialogue would be extremely useful.