Yes, thank you.
I wanted to add a little more information with respect to Dr. Carrie's question on community design.
First I want to acknowledge and congratulate the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer for their coalitions program, which they fund to the tune of $17 million annually. We are involved, as Ms. Hill said, in a few of their projects. One of them is with respect to community design.
The member asked what the federal government can do. There are several problems with communities that can sometimes make them unhealthy. There's the fact that they don't have a mixed design, and what I mean by that is they don't have stores near communities. Rather than having to get in your car to drive downtown to buy something, if you have stores, mixed communities, near your neighbourhood, it makes a big difference if they can be walked to.
As well, not having enough sidewalks and cycling paths, walking trails, etc., can make a big difference. We mentioned the need for an investment in an active transportation fund, an infrastructure fund. That would support more sidewalks, walking paths, cycling paths, etc., where they're needed.
Finally, one other piece is further investment in public transit. It might not strike you right away what the relationship is, but on average, in communities where public transit is accessible the typical commuter walks 20 to 30 minutes to get to the public transit, so that increases physical activity. It reduces air pollution, which also is an inhibitor of physical activity. So public transit should also be considered.
Thank you.