Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  We had initial meetings early in June, which were very positive, so yes.

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  Yes, I think it would be a wonderful opportunity for committee members to attend the summit. Also, there's a pre-summit to which leading economists from around the world are coming. I think it would be a wonderful opportunity.

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  Thank you very much for the question. I will make sure that you all get the briefs. One of the challenges in the application forms for various programs that are government sponsored is that they're more easily accessible for business corporations or sole proprietorships or partn

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  I think the first place is education and creating more awareness about the cooperative model because there are differences in how we're regulated at a provincial or national level. There's a lack of awareness in and around that. There's also a lack of awareness in the governance

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  I have six main, key areas: secure a partnership with the cooperatives sector and Industry Canada; transfer data and statistics on cooperatives that have been collected by the rural and cooperatives secretariat; re-establish a permanent federal government interdepartmental cooper

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members. My name is Denyse Guy, and I am the executive director of the Canadian Co-operative Association, which is referred to as CCA. I wish to begin by thanking you for inviting CCA to participate in these historic committee hearings into the