Finance committee  I suppose I've already said enough, but—

Finance committee  Thank you for the questions. The first question was about whether the pandemic has increased awareness of the need for housing in communities. I can tell you that here in Winnipeg, the simple answer is yes. It already existed. There was already work being done by our organizatio

Finance committee  I have not given it that much thought, but on the surface I like your idea, even if that is a temporary measure, because certainly it would create some incentive for people. We know there will be challenges within households with what I would call “disposable income”, but if that

Finance committee  I'm anal about numbers. I have a finance background, so I pay attention to the numbers. To give you some scope very quickly, our plan here at Siloam before COVID hit, and even while it exists, is that we're opening.... Right outside my building right now, I could show you a new

Finance committee  Thank you for the questions. I will make the best use of the time to answer parts A and B of that. Right now, as with everybody here participating in this call, it's all hands on deck. Every day is a risk in terms of trying to implement best practices. We've had to make some cha

Finance committee  The short answer is yes, but we don't know as yet. We're not aware of the amount that our organization or others are getting. In fairness, I would expect that we're going to know that in the next week or so. I'm involved in conversations daily, or every second day, from the Reach

Finance committee  I believe so. I believe End Homelessness Winnipeg is doing a good job of trying to reach out to all organizations, including the ones you're talking about.

Finance committee  Our social enterprise per se is relatively new. We started it in October. We see it as something that already has tremendous momentum here at Siloam. We're speaking to government agencies and seeking their input in terms of what could be next. To give you an idea of it, we star

Finance committee  Thank you to the committee this afternoon for this opportunity. I'd like to start by saying that I hope you're all well and healthy during these very trying times. It's a pleasure to meet some of you, even through these methods this afternoon. I will also speak today about the