For instance, Marsha noted that the male owner of the box provided "traditionally masculine" forms of coaching support, attempting to encourage members by making remarks such as, "Come on, suck it up".
These are intended to add capacity to the state sector, and to embody Mr Cameron's vision of a "Big Society" in which citizens collaborate to provide services traditionally monopolised by the state.
The French government is hoping to change that, by providing "students traditionally underrepresented in study-abroad programs with an affordable opportunity to attend an educative program in France".
The shift away from providing refuges, traditionally seen as the last sanctuary for women at risk of serious violence or murder, is starkly illustrated in the words of Mike Bedford, domestic violence programme manager for Splitz Support Services.
In the UK, some primary care doctors are now providing services traditionally only obtained through secondary care.
Experts agree the change would mostly affect women, since men traditionally provide the family home.
While they accept the private sector can play a role in development, they are sceptical it can replace the kind of funding governments traditionally provide to the world's poorest countries.
At the daily Question Period, when ministers traditionally provide information, Harper's parliamentary secretary, Paul Calandra, gave answers so obstructive that, after a volley of complaint, he ended up apologising to the house, in tears.
These local agents are tourism professionals, also known as Destination Management Companies, who traditionally provide services to major tour operators.
WIC programs traditionally provide in-person education, but recently some WIC sites have started offering online education.
