To be honest, it would be to send us the cheque as quickly as possible, or the letter of confirmation to those organizations which would not have received it yet. There has to be a way to get the money out more quickly. The first funding instalment only gets sent out at the end of April. And apart from the financial burden, there is the issue of staff turnover. Employees are not stupid: they know that their contract may not be renewed on April 1st. They already start looking for a new job in January. We have an incredibly high turnover rate; in our communities, people leave after less than two years on the job.
We really need to sit down together and figure out how to get the funding out more quickly while respecting the Auditor General's guidelines. As Ms. Bossé said, some organizations are a much less risky proposition. Let's make a list of the organizations which have to fill out the paperwork and go ahead with those who present the lowest risk.