Human Resources committee  Like Groupe 3737, Tropicana and the Africa Centre, we are an intermediary. Not only do we distribute the funds and adjudicate the organizations that get the funding, and we do that with community folks, by the way. The BBI team manages the process, but it is our own community tha

Human Resources committee  Yes, I did actually.

Human Resources committee  Yes. When, in our history, we reflect on this day, we'll realize how visionary and how massively that investment was going to play out. It doesn't only create a platform of sustainability. If it is managed well, continuous funds can be endowed to the community into perpetuity. I

Human Resources committee  I would like to believe we are a lot quicker in getting the funds out.

Human Resources committee  That's a major question. I was speaking to one of my team, who is no longer with us. We were saying, “What are the benefits?” One thing we thought is that the community having a perspective of transactional versus transformational approach has made a huge difference. Where the c

Human Resources committee  I will jump in here, if Louis-Edgar doesn't mind. I think amanuel did a good job on the not-for-profits in those sectors, so I might take my few seconds to identify to Mr. Liepert that, yes, there has been significant work, and some of it is south of the border. The U.S., some

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for the question as well. We are somewhat of a granddaddy in the business of Black entrepreneurship development. I think we normally claim that we have been the longest-standing service organization in that sector. It is with some real pride that the FACE c

Human Resources committee  —will always make a difference. That's my passion, as you can tell.

Human Resources committee  Thanks for that question. The strong answer for me is yes, and I'll give you an example, Mr. Coteau. We've been in existence for 25 years, the BBI, and we were always in the downtown centre. As of today, we are in partnership with a Black-led organization that owns its own build

Human Resources committee  I wish you hadn't liked me that much. I've been here for 50 years, myself. I moved here in 1972, so I actually have seen the change. I think that in many ways it's encouraging. It's noticeable in Nova Scotia. Toronto has always been ahead. However, diversity on its own doesn't d

Human Resources committee  Maybe that's a good choice for me. One thing I said was that, in our community, most of the time we see that folks believe that money is the problem, but the problem is not money. The problem is the bigger issues of marginalization, suppression and racial inequities. In order to

Human Resources committee  Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. I am speaking from Mi'gma'gi, the ancestral home of the Mi'kmaq nation, otherwise known as Nova Scotia, which is also the home of the historic Black community that's been here for over 400 years. I'm very pleased to be part of the panelli