I am really glad to hear that. I do agree that the squeaky wheel gets the grease in the North often. I do appreciate the look to make that fair across the board. One thing I often hear when speaking with NGOs is that they are in this constant loop of having to apply for project funding or funding that has a lot of restrictions or has to be used in a specific manner. Oftentimes that funding will then be removed a year or two later when the program has actually started going. It then becomes somewhere within the NGO to find the money to continue on with the works. I think a lot of that speaks to the lack of core funding for our NGOs. They probably know the best way to spend their own money. My question is: what is the Premier going to do to ensure that NGOs like the friendship centres have stable, adequate core funding to cover operating expenses and pay their staff wages given the recent cuts in her budget to friendship centres?
Katrina Nokleby on Question 615-19(2): Funding for the Tree of Peace and Non-Government Organizations
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 2021. See this statement in context.
Question 615-19(2): Funding for the Tree of Peace and Non-Government Organizations
Oral Questions
March 1st, 2021
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