He noted that they received almost 23,000 completed surveys which now makes it the largest database of rural focused information in Canada. o He explained that they found there was a net decrease of 50% of people who felt their mental health was excellent compared to before the pandemic and more alarmingly there was a nearly 85% increase in people who rated their mental health as poor since the Covid-19 pandemic. o Leith focused on the gender differences found and explained that the survey results corroborate the findings that females were disproportionately impacted compared to their male counterparts on all indicators.