Thank you for hearing that. It's not that I'm advocating the program...you know, limited funding.... However, given that it's the model we have right now, I have heard from organized labour that they've been declared ineligible for any of the program funding.
I've heard Status of Women staff members say that it was organized labour that kept the women's movement alive during the decade of the Conservative government that preceded this one. We recognize that they have a huge amount of expertise, a huge engagement of membership, and a direct way to poll their membership. For example, I think of organized labour representing women in precarious work and in hotel services. They have an amazing membership that could be drawn on.
Is it true that they're not eligible to apply for some of the program and research funding? If not, why not?