Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you all for coming before the committee today. For me, this is a return to a familiar place, as a former member of this standing committee.
I want to start with Ms. Fyfe.
We're talking about economic security. My riding in Nanaimo—Cowichan is one of those odd mixes of rural-urban ridings. We have a substantial number of farms, although they're much smaller in scale than prairie farms.
One of the things the women in my community talk to me about is the fact that, particularly if there's a marital breakdown, they have trouble around access to housing. If they need additional services, it's very difficult in rural communities. Most of our rural communities aren't served by public transportation. They often can't get easy access to health care clinics and what not.
I noticed in this very good report that was put together, called “Farm Women and Canadian Agricultural Policy”, there are some very good recommendations. Could you specifically comment on some of the other issues, child care for example, facing rural women and farm women?