I'd like to comment on that.
Our organization has been sponsored by the Status of Women, and we're very grateful for all the help that we've received. Because of that, we were able to hire a part-time...and this, again, is a woman in later life who is working part-time, but she's doing quite a bit of the research for us, because some of us, particularly in my age group, are not really very computer literate. I have a difficult time, so I recognize that and I appreciate the help that our part-time worker gives us.
But we would not be able to do any of this. We would not have been able to find out just exactly what is happening. And we toured the province; we went all across our province of British Columbia. We talked to women in the small communities and the little villages as well as the big cities, and we found that there were so many differences that took place. And women themselves knew there should be some change, there should be something better, but they didn't know how to go about it.
And we're hopeful. We're maintaining that contact with women so they know how to speak up for themselves, so they know how they can better their lives. And they want better lives for their children. This is what we should be thinking of--the future.
If the Status of Women cuts off all funding to groups like ours--and we're not the only group--this type of funding, so we can do this, so we can advocate on behalf of the people who are less fortunate, then I'm afraid we'll be backsliding, and about 20 years from now I'll come in with my cane and I'll be telling you that you've failed miserably.