Thank you very much for the question.
I'm looking for one specific date, because I want to be very specific with you.
With respect to a national action plan, the government, as I've mentioned before, is very committed to protecting women and girls from all forms of violence and to holding offenders accountable for their actions. There's a number of actions that we've taken already in addition to what I mentioned before, which is the almost doubling of our funding support since 2007 at Status of Women Canada.
What are those items? One is passing the Safe Streets and Communities Act, which improves safety for all Canadians. The second is increasing the support for victims of crime. The third is the national action plan to combat human trafficking. We've invested in shelters through CMHC and, in particular, the shelters enhancement program, which has benefited Canadians across the country.
We've launched a website that I hope all of you as committee members have taken a look at and also shared with your friends: women.gc.ca/violence. This is a spectacular website, I have to say. I was introduced to it prior to becoming minister, but have had an opportunity to review it even more since. It encourages Canadians to be part of the solution of ending violence against women and girls.
With respect to international commitments—this was the date that I was looking for—Canada has committed in writing to the United Nations as of February 28, 2013, to move forward with respect to this issue.
Our government has been very focused. Even most recently, I announced that there was a call for proposals in regard to cyber and sexual violence. We're looking for people to send in new opportunities for local community projects. The call proposal closing date is December 1.
We are moving forward with a number of actions, things that I know Canadians have asked for. We will continue to move in that vein, making sure that we're committed to the actions that Canadians are expecting of us. It's what I've heard all across the country from younger to older Canadians, and we're delivering on those things they've asked for.