Yes, 100%. The Alberta government did cut funding to some of our rural shelters. There was an increase for additional shelters. I want to be very clear that there were not straight cuts across the board. They did increase some of our other shelters in bigger centres, but I think we need to look at the supports we're providing. If we're pulling those out, what are the ancillary effects? Shelters aren't just women's shelters. They're the hubs of so many communities. They become homeless shelters. They become crisis locations. They become where people meet and where people go for any type of refuge.
I think when we look at cutting funding or look at how we can support, we need to look at the full role of a women's shelter. It is not to support just domestic violence. There are outreach workers. There are supports to their communities. Some women don't even come into shelters. I think as a community, provincially or even federally, when we're looking at funding as a whole, the ripple effect of cutting back is more than just closed beds.