The Canada child benefit as implemented has helped enormously. We've seen our numbers rise, especially in single-parent households, so that's fabulous.
We're looking at teenage single parents but also women going through separation and divorce. The problem isn't so much that women aren't working. I know someone who asked for assistance because their daughter was making $35,000 a year but since she was going through a separation the mother-in-law decided not to give caregiving anymore. Because she couldn't find child care she ended up on social assistance. I found this unbelievable, that someone could lose a managerial position in a store because they couldn't find child care.
The other communities hardest impacted would be visible minorities and of course our aboriginal community. The numbers suffering from poverty are staggering in those communities. Getting placement for women is difficult, especially for newcomers.