The regional ACFOs have a local mandate: they address the needs of their own communities. The purpose of the Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario is not to replace the local organizations. For example, the work of the Centre culturel de Cornwall has nothing to do with us. The priorities that we set are to increase funding for all existing organizations and to increase French-language services provided by the provincial government. After all, we live in Ontario, and the provincial government has responsibilities too.
The local organizations respond to the needs of their own communities. We work with these organizations to move major provincial issues forward. The definition of the role of an organization in a specific community differs from ours.