My partner suggested I answer the first round on indexation. I'm going to give you an example, and this is probably the same for each of the provinces. Each province is allocated, in terms of Canadian Heritage, some money to work within the province. That's very important in Quebec as well, and that number hasn't changed for years.
Should we index those groups that are already in the pot, or should we consider new groups to come in the pot? I'm not sure that indexation would be used the same way. Certainly in the English speaking community of Quebec, we recognize that we need more diversity within the groups that are receiving Canadian Heritage money. That's number one.
I can tell you what the community groups network did. We just put in a five-year application. We indexed 1.3% a year, which is about the cost of living now. Are we going to get that? I don't know.
The other piece around indexation is very important for Quebec. To give us a level playing field, we would need money for our groups that are doing national representation. I will give you at least one example, the English Language Arts Network. When we come to see you, in terms of the capacity for our organization, whether it be in early childhood education, whether it be in immigration, or whether it be in arts, we have no national capacity.
The only group that receives money from the national pot is the Quebec Community Groups Network. That is a barrier to the advancement of the vitality of the community, because we have lots of grass roots organizations giving lots of good services to the community, but we need a national perspective so that we can come and talk to you. That's around the indexation and money.