From Winnipeg South Centre. I don't know where we are; we've been on the move a fair bit.
Welcome. Thanks to all of you for being here on an early, cold morning. We very much appreciate it.
This is the 50th meeting of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. As you are all undoubtedly aware, we have been travelling literally right across the country speaking to the issue of violence against aboriginal women.
As for Yellowknife, I've been up here a number of times, but we knew that Yellowknife would be an important stop along our way. We're anxious to hear what you have to say.
We have four presentations. We're on a fairly tight timeline, but I'm going to suggest that you take seven minutes to make your presentations; I don't know what you've prepared. Following that, there will be questions by members of the committee. If you don't get in everything that you had hoped to say, you can use the question period to add to it.
Let's begin with Lorraine.
Lorraine, we're delighted to see you again. It's nice to have you here.