That is one barrier that we are facing. We are now in a world where gas prices are incredibly high and driving is expensive. We are a province of very few people but a lot of veterans. I have always thought—and I've been advocating this—that if a woman is the VAC rehab program and she is allowed to put in a claim for her medical appointments that are a distance away, why can we not authorize VAC case managers to give the same accessibility to informal peer support that benefits them holistically?
I never let anyone leave without something. If we could break the barrier of financial burden, we might see even more women take the drive to the farm.
It's only a hope.