That's what I wanted to find out, what the reactions might be. Maybe it would work, maybe it wouldn't. The only way to find out is to ask people, so I appreciate your comments.
Should such an idea be pursued, is there any way that some umbrella organization, again so that maybe one organization isn't picked out among the rest...? Is there any way that the federal government could use existing infrastructure? Is there any way that the valuable infrastructure of people as well as buildings—there are networks of people too—could be used to deliver health services, whether it's peer counselling, whether it's just a network of support, or information? Is there any way imaginable for that to happen with the cooperation of the various veterans organizations and the government working together? Not that the federal government would be.... It would be simply, as I would see it, a contract for services. The organizations aren't buying into government policy outside the specific program being delivered.
I'm trying to think of an example. From time to time you'll see, say, the YMCA take on a program in the area of health, say health promotion, or take on an initiative of a province, for example, to promote a certain health aspect of fitness. So is there any potential at all, or would we be whistling in the wind? I'm going to ask the others as well, as time goes by, but your opinions would be valued.