True. I can give you a concrete example. Just before the Acadian World Congress this year, some organizations in Atlantic Canada had not yet received their funding for programming or projects allowing them to take part in that event. They were told that it would happen at their own risk because they had not yet received confirmation. They were still awaiting such confirmation and had not yet received it a few days before the congress.
On October 1st, 2009. See this statement in context.