The author wrote this article in 1990 after encountering bitter debates in Canada about what constitutes real brokerage. He argues that 'pure brokerage' probably does not (and cannot) exist - pure individualised funding, no vested interests, simple elements which are probably beyond our powers. He cites normalisation, citizen advocacy and individual program planning as comparable examples of other systems which have exploited and misused, but maintains that we can learn a lot from the process of setting up such systems. Keyword: Individualisation