I see the economic and health considerations as crucial, so that is why I talked about them. Women who are in good health and who have very good incomes are much less likely to suffer from abuse. In my view, you absolutely have to understand that before you can discuss abuse. As was also mentioned, able-bodied women are not the ones who are usually the victims of abuse, but rather people who are disabled or vulnerable. That is why I talked about income and health first.
Now let's discuss the two programs. As I explained earlier to Ms. Young, the program that Quebec put in place was a telephone help line. It does not qualify us for funding, but it was created so that any senior in Quebec could call and receive a referral to the health and social services system.
The new horizons for seniors program allowed us to establish Senior Aware, an awareness and information program designed to educate seniors on the various types of abuse and fraud, and make them aware of the necessary resources that are available if they are suffering from abuse or know someone who is. We have been receiving funding through new horizons for seniors for three years now, and we are renewing our application to extend our reach to informal caregivers and remote French-speaking communities that are cut off from the rest of the country.