The funding that you're speaking of went to the bc211 program over the last seven weeks. That's where I was highlighting those sorts of services. What it showed us was that number one is to make it easy to get the service. That was the beauty of the 211 number. There are not a lot of digits to remember. Number two is to harness the energy and capacity of volunteers who want to help. That was a key part of the program. Get them connected with those seniors and respond quickly to things like “I need groceries”, “I need meals delivered”, “I'm getting lonely” or “I need somebody to talk to.” From the perspective of the issues created by COVID-19, I think that was an effective way. It got out there fast.
I give full credit to the B.C. provincial government for doing that and partnering with the United Way and bc211, which is interlinked with the United Way, a network across the country. I think the federal government signalled that as well with what they did. I think it can be highly effective. It certainly has connected a lot of seniors with services they needed, not medical services but important ones.