Human Resources committee  Earlier, we talked about spending that could be considered unnecessary or wasteful, such as developing a Web site for a literacy group. But I'd like to give you a specific example. In a working class neighbourhood in Eastern Montreal, people who take literacy courses do not only

Human Resources committee  As a coalition, we were not affected in any way, and that is the reason why we feel perfectly comfortable appearing before the Committee. The fact is that we are not here to defend our own organization; we are here to defend people with inadequate housing and the homeless in Queb

Human Resources committee  In terms of the Minister's analogy, my response would be that in terms of cutting out a coffee per day or week — I believe that was the analogy — if the coffee pot is full, I won't have to cut my consumption; indeed, I'll even offer some to others. And that's what I think we shou

Human Resources committee  No, we obviously were not consulted.

Human Resources committee  Good morning everyone. The Front populaire en réaménagement urbain, or FRAPRU, is a Quebec coalition of 120 organizations that work mainly in such areas as housing and, more specifically, poverty and respect for social rights. There are two main reasons why we find it somewhat