I don’t doubt that the Minister and the department have been helping out with the occasional bail out here. That’s exactly what it is. This flat level of funding does not address the situation these agencies face. An esteemed employee and a political and values leader in the North, Mr. Jim Bourque, had a saying I can’t fully repeat here, but he used to say, “You can’t eat like a bird and something like a horse.” That’s what we’re asking these agencies, these volunteer groups and non-government organizations to do. We’re asking them to continue providing these major services with decreasing resources. I’m not saying the Minister isn’t correct that they’re getting equal funding; the value of that funding is providing less and less support.
Again, this is hugely efficient. This is probably the most efficient use of dollars and resources for us. So I’m asking the Minister to do more than flatline funding.