Community groups are making a plea, hoping to persuade the Quebec government to reverse its plan to merge two funds. They fear this will reduce their autonomy.
In her bill to reduce bureaucracy, which is expected to be adopted after the National Assembly resumes its work, Treasury Board President France-Élaine Duranceau announced various measures, including the integration of the Community Action Support Fund into the Quebec Social Initiatives Fund.
Quebec aims to reduce bureaucracy, as the measures in the bill affect 40 entities, in addition to making the government apparatus more efficient.
But for the Regroupement des organismes en défense collective des droits and the Regroupement québécois de l’action communautaire autonome, integrating one fund into the other will generate few savings, but will undermine their autonomy and make them more vulnerable to government pressure.
On Thursday, they sent a letter, co-signed by several representatives of community organizations, to Minister Duranceau and the minister responsible for social solidarity and community action, Chantal Rouleau.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
