In our own area we have seen some reduction in poverty, which is the best thing we could hope for at this time. Some of the changes to personal income tax have been very helpful to women. We work very much with the provincial system so we can take advantage of some of the federal programs that have come out, but again, very often some of the federal programs that are introduced are targeted before we get at them. So if you have a project that will fit into the particular criteria--seniors, for example--then you can apply for this money. We have been very successful in accessing some of that money.
However, it doesn't always fulfill the needs of the community as much as it gives us some income, so everyone takes advantage of that, but sometimes we question the results. As I mentioned in my brief, a few years ago, because seniors were really being targeted, there were eight projects going on in our small community that were probably valued at close to a million dollars, and yet we were all doing the same thing. If there could be some flexibility to allow us to address particular community needs, that would be more helpful. But certainly there has been an effort.