As I mentioned somewhat earlier, the roots of our Société santé et mieux-être en français du Nouveau-Brunswick go back to the Dion plan in 2003. We have only been in operation for three years. Before that, as a member of a university community with interests in the health field, we worked mainly in a silo. If I had concerns about certain health problems, I might have a great deal of difficulty gathering people around me. Our society has developed a model that resembles that of the World Health Organization. Every time we meet, there are the following five major partners: political decision-makers, health institutions, educational institutions, the community and health professionals.
Whenever we meet, the eight New Brunswick provincial boards, the community and the other partners that I previously mentioned are all around the table. I believe that was a success.
However, when we talk about how little money there is, Canada should perhaps look at what we have done. We and the other francophone organizations take this small amount of money and do a great deal of work. We are talking about $250,000. In view of our results and our impact on the community, our achievement needs to be celebrated. The federal government should look at what we have done because we could serve as a model, even for the anglophones.
To conclude, I would like to mention another accomplishment: Our society is a part of 17 national networks. We met two or three times elsewhere in Canada and shared our problems with all of Canada's provinces and territories, with very little money.