Thank you Madam Chair.
I would like to thank you for your presentations. I have two questions for Ms. Thibault.
You said earlier that 21 % of the FFQ's budget would be lost because of these cuts. Can you give me a concrete example of the projects that you have done? The minister speaks a great deal about concrete action, but she does not seem to have found that in any of the work that has been done. Moreover, the minister no longer seems to feel that grassroots equality is a problem, since she feels that women are equal. What she has done reflects her view of the situation.
Would you, through some concrete examples of your work, demonstrate how they have contributed to women's equality? I am looking for something very concrete to demonstrate to the minister that she is mistaken.
Would you also comment on the fact that in Quebec there is only one office, in Montreal, which appears to be responsible for all of Quebec as well as Nunavut? I don't understand why it would be responsible for Nunavut and not some other region. More particularly, what will be the effect of having only one office to deal with all of Quebec and Nunavut? Also, do they really have the expertise and a proper grasp of the needs of the Nunavut groups, in Montreal? I'm not saying that these people are not competent, but, for example, I know nothing about Nunavut, and slightly more about Montreal. So, if I were to evaluate files from Montreal, I would be able to understand them better than the files from Nunavut. I have some issues with that.
Will this not once again cause delays in processing the files and in providing grants, which means that the organizations will be constantly struggling to survive? This question is for you, Ms. Thibault?
The question about concrete action is for all of you. I would like each one of you to give us some examples of something concrete that was accomplished thanks to the Women's Program, since advocacy was removed because the minister found it too esoteric. I would like you to be as concrete as possible.
Thank you very much.