Mr. Speaker, I think if the hon. member takes the time to look at the Speech from the Throne he will see on page 12 the voluntary sector initiative that began last year. It has to be expanded. I will agree with the hon. member in that I think we have to do more in terms of helping the social economy organizations. That is one of the reasons that the Prime Minister in fact gave me that responsibility: to come up with suggestions.
If the hon. member has suggestions and recommendations to make, I have been meeting with the stakeholders, and yes, they have let me know that these are some of the problems they face. And yes, it is my responsibility in some ways to make sure that the government responds to those needs. I want to tell the hon. member that I also worked for Centraide, on the executive board, in fact, and some of these issues have come up over the 25 years I have contributed to the voluntary sector.