Thank you.
My next question is for Ms. Gillis.
Let me tell you about an organization in my constituency. The Haut-Saint-Laurent regional county municipality is the second poorest municipality in Canada. There's an organization in the municipality that helps seniors in particular. The organization is called the Un coin chez nous multi-service community centre and is headed by Guy-Julien Mayné. As he explained, the main issue in rural areas is isolation. You also mentioned isolation. It's often caused by a lack of transportation.
You mentioned a list of recommendations for transportation, and I want to hear them. In rural areas, seniors often have contact only with the people from meals on wheels, a service that provides food once a day and a few days a week. Transportation is extremely expensive, and there's no public transportation, apart from taxis. Most people who use these services are senior women. In fact, 75% of food services are used by women who live alone and in housing on which they spend over 30% of their income.
Do you have any recommendations or ideas for the federal government?
There isn't a range of federal programs, apart from the new horizons program. The new horizons program supports projects, but there isn't necessarily funding to ensure that community organizations can carry out their mandates.