Official Languages committee  Okay, in 20 words or less, if somebody comes into my organization with a particular issue, I would love to be able to sit down with that person and know that we have access to resources that take care of their immediate issue. We ask the person what they are doing, how they are doing, and what kind of support they need.

Official Languages committee  In our community, that's right. And that's one of the reasons why we need to build strong organizations.

Official Languages committee  That's two different things. First of all, we're not a walk-in organization. We don't have a storefront. We are a resource and information organization, so we have no membership per se.

Official Languages committee  Hopefully, you know somebody that knows we exist, and it depends on the kind of service you're looking for, the kind of information. We have people call us and they're looking for the name of a black lawyer, they're looking for the name of a black doctor, or some other kind of service.

Official Languages committee  We have an employment board. We used to actually have a fully functioning employment centre. We no longer have the funding for that.

Official Languages committee  That's right; they're posted. And we have a documentation centre. We have connections with vocational centres. Part of what BCRC does is partner with mainstream organizations. That makes us very unique from the BCAs. The black community associations in Montreal are very regionally based, so they're the ones you go to when you want a Christmas basket, an after-school program, a basketball program, a day camp, etc.

Official Languages committee  Which one do I start with? We had a program, Communities that Care, which is from the United States actually. It's a wonderful model and it seems to be working in a lot of communities. We couldn't find funding for that. We have a program called Positive Tickets, in which we're now starting to make inroads, and we had to put that aside as well.

Official Languages committee  No, we don't.

Official Languages committee  Yes, it is.

Official Languages committee  Incredibly so.

Official Languages committee  I can only speak for my organization. For instance, I'll start off by saying that the Black Community Research Centre does not have charitable status, so we find it very difficult to raise funds. That is one of the issues. Even in getting support—from other foundations, certainly, and from non-profit organizations—to give us money, there's always a thought in the back of the mind: thank goodness that we can get the kind of funding we can get through the road maps.

Official Languages committee  Okay. I think we need to get that kind of guideline. The only thing we get back is—

Official Languages committee  I would say that CBC, because again you're talking about Montreal—

Official Languages committee  CBC/Radio Canada, okay. I would say that I think it serves its place, if I may be so bold as to say that.

Official Languages committee  To drop the road map?