Human Resources committee  I wish I had an answer for you. How do we guarantee it? I'm a firm believer in education, both formal and informal. Formal education will give you a level of expertise that will enable you to get from A to B, but this should be accompanied by practical wisdom, which comes from in

Human Resources committee  My agency has not received much federal funding. We had some federal funding some years ago, but we haven't had that.... I know of agencies that do receive federal funding. Currently, our provincial funding is up in the air. We are under review. All 13 corporations are. We have s

Human Resources committee  I'll add something based on what Jino said earlier: education. I can put a personal spin on it. I came to Canada in 1989. I was a 19-year-old man, a refugee from Iran. I put myself through school and racked up a huge loan. When I graduated, I was one of the top three in a class o

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. In terms of federal initiatives that I can think of with regard to housing—maybe not in northern communities but at least in rural communities—one that has been successful is the CAB model, the community advisory board. I don't know if Jino or Clark ha

Human Resources committee  It's the decision to actually approach it this way. This is a first step. I took over the helm at CNDC in 2009, and since then we have applied twice. Right now we are under review. Again, how do you alleviate poverty with all that you do? The definition is very focused on the a

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. We started under a Manitoba government program. We have a Manitoba act, actually. We have The Community Renewal Act that was adopted by our NDP government previous to the current government. That act enables 13 organizations funded by the Province of Manitoba to opera

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. You have a copy of my presentation before you, so I'm going to start by reading it, and please stop me if you have any specific questions. I would like to thank the members of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the