Finance committee  I am indeed: the genuine progress indicators. Yes, I know him well.

Finance committee  No, not necessarily, but I think the percentage differences are fairly small. When we talk about the voluntary sector, I'm not just referring to volunteers, I'm talking about everything: the goods, services, what we produce, what we purchase, and the people who work in the sect

Finance committee  In fact, a few years ago the federal government started to look at this kind of indicator, but I think it's fallen off the cliff. Maybe we could encourage the federal government to really start putting more resources into understanding these things. There's very little research a

Finance committee  I don't really have a problem with lots of government, but that's a personal view that I know many people around the table may not share.

Finance committee  Well, let's talk about better money, not necessarily more money. I think we need to find ways of making our investments much more strategic in the non-profit sector. That's where you build the things that everybody else is talking about, where you build citizens' capacity for ski

Finance committee  I certainly never think that federal government funding is a problem. I don't think it gets in the way. I think what we've created, however, is this huge patchwork of how we relate to organizations. The ability of some organizations to acquire federal government funding is very d

Finance committee  I won't discuss what's occurred. I will discuss what I think needs to occur. We need to look at strategic investments in the sector. We need to understand how we can support the work of a multitude of organizations—not by committing a whole lot of money, but by spending the money

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I welcome you and the rest of your group to St. John's. We appreciate the opportunity to present to you. Let me just say that I represent the Community Services Council Newfoundland and Labrador, which is a non-profit, charity-registered social pl