I would like to answer, Madam Chair. That is a very good question. The National Association of Women and Law lost its funding for promoting women's equality. The association is not eligible to receive new funding from Status of Women, because the criterion was eliminated. The funding was increased but overall, organizations that promote women's equality are no longer eligible.
We are always trying to fund-raise, but, as we have explained, it is not easy to collect funds to promote equality for women and girls. If some think we can solicit charitable donations for this cause on an equal footing with other groups, they misunderstand the importance of the goals of these organizations within Canadian parliamentary democracy.