Yes, absolutely. I think the other thing that really needs to be built into that plan—because it's a theme we have talked about amongst all of us—is the importance of funding for intersectional inclusion. Intersectional practice is looking at women's experience. The term originated in the black feminist community to address race, poverty, and violence against them, and it's the intersection of those barriers. Over time women have come together and researched this issue, and there has been a more fulsome discussion of inclusion. Our colleagues both here and in Calgary have talked about the fact that they had only $300 for a workshop. We tried to do a workshop in Calgary for which we had a similar budget and we could not have interpreters for deaf people because those cost $1,500 for the three hours we were planning and needed to be booked three months in advance.
The need for staff support just cannot be underscored. The need for staff assistance for our executive director is huge as well. We also know, even with regard to shelters, that one woman actually left a shelter early because she didn't have access to halal foods. So that intersectional budgeting is extremely important and must be built into the funding envelopes.