Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  It's Rose here, actually, and I'll take this one on as I'm working on that more directly than William is. William serves as the governing head for the entity. Yes, where we can provide value, we're looking at providing services to others who are looking at creating co-ops. Fo

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  They are not owned by us. They would be entities that we might take a stake in, or perhaps they would be just generic co-ops that are looking for services. So it could be arm's length or it could be completely exclusive on a fee-for-use basis.

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  We are open to the opportunity.

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  There is a limiting aspect to where it currently is. On a conference call with other cooperatives, it was very evident that those in the non-agricultural sectors felt that was a hindrance. For us, as long as opportunities in terms of expertise and skill sets are still provided,

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  It's very difficult to provide comparable, apple-to-apple types of examples. Really what we're looking at is just being points of mind alongside any type of program that allows for funding of the co-op sector. For instance, a point was raised here about angel investing matching

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  We have not had one specifically. I've just had exposure to this angel investment opportunity, and I saw that it did not include co-ops. It really was specific to an example that was in terms of angel investments, and it was through angel investment entities. So the funding would

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  We have actually gone ahead and worked in conjunction with a couple of cooperatives. I have been exposed to them, but I can't remember, truth be told, what the specific ones were. I do believe they did get some form of granting. I don't believe it was exceedingly large, but it wa

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  I think if we were to look at the largest, most overarching opportunity, it would really be providing cooperatives with parity with other types of corporate structures, whether they're privately held or publicly held entities. If you could do that, whether it incorporates grant

Special Committee on Cooperatives committee  Thank you. Dear committee chair and committee, sincerest thanks for the opportunity to share our thoughts regarding enhancing cooperatives and their support structures across Canada. We are presenting a number of ideas that may be advantageous for future job creation and the