Official Languages committee  For every dollar we receive from the government, we generate three, four or five. With what little we've received, we've moved mountains. We now have 25 community radio stations, French-language weeklies, French-language health networks and schools right across the country. The c

Official Languages committee  The applications have been received and, from what we understand, have been analyzed. The cheques now have to be signed and mailed and the agreements sent. We don't know what office they're in now.

Official Languages committee  No.

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  Yes, in the context of various projects.

Official Languages committee  That didn't happen to us.

Official Languages committee  As I said earlier, the fact that the resources are minimal makes the situation increasingly dramatic. We don't have any leeway within our budgets.

Official Languages committee  We don't encourage those kinds of practices, but otherwise, they shut down. It's very difficult to shut down when you know that services will be vastly reduced.

Official Languages committee  That component doesn't include the community organizations. There's no money—not a cent. We were told directly that there was no money available for organizations such as ours under the Roadmap.

Official Languages committee  We don't have access to that funding. Those funds are closed. We're trying to explore other ways of obtaining funding. That's the message we're sending the minister to see whether there are any other avenues to explore.

Official Languages committee  A number received a notice telling them that they would be getting 25%, but they haven't received that 25%. They were told, but that was a long time ago. We've been having problems in this regard for years now. What makes the matter more dramatic this year is that, as we have no

Official Languages committee  It's not out of the question that it might come to that, perhaps sooner than we think.

Official Languages committee  I'm going to start, and Suzanne and Diane can continue, because they're the ones who handle the day-to-day management of files. Multi-year agreements are definitely part of the solution. I'll give you the example of the Sommet des communautés francophones et acadiennes, which wa

Official Languages committee  Indeed, that's a major problem. We have to take risks. We don't have a choice; the situation requires it.

Official Languages committee  We're forced to do it. We have staff who are currently very tired. We're unable to retain our staff properly because there are risks associated with the fact that the funding is never guaranteed year over year. That has a lot of consequences. The interest issue is also very impo