I'd like to make a couple of points. There's one thing in terms of a definition.... Definitions sit within particular kinds of context and it's very useful for us to have a common definition in terms of our research. How that actually plays out at a policy level, how that actually turns into things like laws at a provincial or territorial level or federal level, is actually quite different. It depends on what we're trying to accomplish.
The other thing is in terms of understanding the level of the data that exists--or, more accurately that doesn't exist--within Canada. We're not just talking about specific prevalence and incidence data, but about the data coming from social agencies that are working on the issues with older women and older men. Their funding structure is so precarious in most circumstances that with any kind of data-keeping you can't get figures on things.
So even anecdotally, what the trends are, are you seeing more...? Well, the other day I was talking with the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support, and they were saying yes, that in the last couple of years they have seen probably about a 50% increase in the number of calls they are getting, but they have introduced a brand new clinic--