We did receive $90,000 spread over 18 months to do a project on the first call for proposals, but that was an entirely different subject. It was about reconciling family and work life. In our member groups in Quebec, we trained women for returning to the labour market. They received training about their rights in terms of reconciling family and work life under Quebec's Labour Standards Act and on various strategies they could use to be able to reconcile those two aspects of their lives. It was an entirely different project. For the fourth call for proposals, our project on predominantly male occupations was rejected.
As well, I would like to add that on the question of collective rights it is extremely important that the federal government offer funding. Quebec does it under certain government departments. I know this is not the first time the committee has considered this question, but it is important that national groups like ours, that do not offer services directly to the public, that work at the political level and come to meet with you here, are able to get adequate funding. This has unfortunately not been the case since 2006, under the two funding programs.