Thank you very much for that very important question and for the shout-out to YWCA Canada.
Yes, we have certainly seen, not just as the service provider but also as an employer, the pressure of that triple burden of care for women when it comes to looking after children and the elderly as caregivers. One of the things we have been able to do, like many women service providers, is work with, for example, the Telus Foundation and try to shift all of our services online.
It's very challenging though for many charities to do that work because many of us are actually, under government funding, not allowed to upgrade our computers. I have colleagues across the country some of whom are literally on Windows 95, which our cybersecurity firm assures me is unhackable. That being said, it doesn't necessarily get at the mental health supports that women need. We are creating spaces online but I think, if possible, this committee should work with the bureaucracy and federal government to continue to invest in IT infrastructure supports across the country. As we know, this is our new normal. With the social isolation, women not only need access to Internet, but they also need access to data and technology to even get that mental health support.
Also, we're working with workspaces, for example, some credit unions, across this country to start to develop child care co-ops to look at ways whereby we not only can provide child care in women's workspaces and homes but also at how they can also get some community supports as well.
I absolutely agree with the committee that this is a critical issue and additional investments are needed.