Has their situation improved? No. And I'm saying no because, as I said earlier, a lot of our information comes from the clientele we see in the various agencies.
I don't know how OCASI gathered the information, but my understanding is that there was a discussion among some agency members, and the reports coming back to the workers seeing and hearing from the clientele they serve are that many of the women are still experiencing difficulties in accessing EI programs. There may be situations where others have been successful in finding employment, or longer-term employment, but the numbers are so minuscule they're not even worth talking about. The majority of individuals are still having difficulties; hence, we haven't really seen the type of improvement that we would like to see for women in this country, especially racialized women.