Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I welcome you and the rest of your group to St. John's. We appreciate the opportunity to present to you. Let me just say that I represent the Community Services Council Newfoundland and Labrador, which is a non-profit, charity-registered social pl

Finance committee  I won't discuss what's occurred. I will discuss what I think needs to occur. We need to look at strategic investments in the sector. We need to understand how we can support the work of a multitude of organizations—not by committing a whole lot of money, but by spending the money

Finance committee  I certainly never think that federal government funding is a problem. I don't think it gets in the way. I think what we've created, however, is this huge patchwork of how we relate to organizations. The ability of some organizations to acquire federal government funding is very d

Finance committee  Well, let's talk about better money, not necessarily more money. I think we need to find ways of making our investments much more strategic in the non-profit sector. That's where you build the things that everybody else is talking about, where you build citizens' capacity for ski

Finance committee  I don't really have a problem with lots of government, but that's a personal view that I know many people around the table may not share.

Finance committee  I am indeed: the genuine progress indicators. Yes, I know him well.

Finance committee  No, not necessarily, but I think the percentage differences are fairly small. When we talk about the voluntary sector, I'm not just referring to volunteers, I'm talking about everything: the goods, services, what we produce, what we purchase, and the people who work in the sect

Finance committee  In fact, a few years ago the federal government started to look at this kind of indicator, but I think it's fallen off the cliff. Maybe we could encourage the federal government to really start putting more resources into understanding these things. There's very little research a

Finance committee  I talked about the relationship between individual government departments and programs and individual organizations.

Finance committee  For instance, if I look at getting a contract, grant, or contribution within the Department of Human Resources Development, the way they work with me is not necessarily consistent. The contracts are different, the length of time for my funding is different, and the amount of info

Finance committee  Yes. So this is very confusing to both the government and the non-profit sector. One way to try to streamline that relationship, which is part of the work being undertaken by the blue ribbon committee that was appointed by Mr. Harper, is through technology. Then we could provide

Finance committee  Good morning to you all, and welcome to St. John's, Newfoundland. It was great to hear the introductions from each of you and to hear where you're from. I hope that you have at least a little time to enjoy our hospitality while you're here, if you're not all rushing back to Ottaw

Finance committee  The recommendation was that career development and learning opportunities be incorporated into all employment programs financed by the Government of Canada. Is that the question you're asking?

Finance committee  Very often job creation programs simply create a job. One of the things we have learned from our colleagues recently, for example, is that the skills link program, which represents a huge financial contribution by the federal government, is really not working very well. There ar

Finance committee  I'm sorry; could you just rephrase the last part of your question?