In fly-in communities, one of the layers includes bans. Getting permission to leave a community is one thing. It's not just flying, and it's not just making arrangements for transportation. It's also about getting permission to leave. That is a reality for many women.
In our rural community, we are trying a new project where we are working with our local transportation provider to help people who are not in need of an ambulance but need service to get to a hospital or to an appointment. We have been looking at how we employ—and I'm sure this happens in Alberta as well—creative solutions to get people free. That could be the police attending or the police sitting at the end of the very long rural driveway to help her once she gets to the end. We're limited in taxis; we don't have very many. We once used, and on occasion will consider using, a mail delivery truck because we really need to be creative in terms of how we keep the whole of the community safe when we are trying to navigate a situation where gun violence is a reality.
In rural communities, you're 30% more likely to be threatened with a rifle. I know that experience as an advocate. I watched a woman and her children arrive and watched the father arrive with a rifle right behind—