From my perspective, adding more rules when the rules aren't being followed is counterproductive, of course. I also look at this issue of fairness and the idea that for smaller organizations it's almost impossible to meet the obligations of the federal government.
I've worked in international development for most of my career. It's almost impossible for small organizations to access funding, for example through Global Affairs Canada, so how do we make sure that people are following the rules and equally make sure there is fairness? It's extremely important that people who are trying to access benefits or services from the government and who have repeatedly faced barriers are able to access those services.
I think about veterans. I think about people living with disabilities and about indigenous communities that are repeatedly told, no, they are not able to get that funding; they need to resubmit forms; they need to go to court, and all of those things. However, we see this government hand out seemingly open-ended contracts that the eventual winners actually help to write.
Ms. Hogan, you talked about not wanting to add more barriers. You talked about not wanting to make it harder, but do you see any hope for everyday, normal Canadians who are just trying to get services from this government? It seems as though every day we are getting closer to a privatized government.