Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I thank the witnesses for being with us today to talk about this very important issue. When we talk about indigenous and first nations issues, we see how important it is to engage in a nation-to-nation dialogue to tailor solutions to cultural realities.
My first questions will be for Mr. Kenney or Ms. Marin‑Comeau.
The national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls report really denounces the lack of affordable housing, but especially the lack of social and community housing and shelters having insufficient capacity. You talked a lot about shelters. However, some indigenous communities don't have any shelters.
Investments have been made and we're in the process of increasing the number of shelters. We know that shelters are one thing, they are a first step, but for women to regain some form of autonomy and break free of the vicious cycle of poverty and violence, social and community housing must be made available moving forward.
Are the measures introduced by your respective departments to address domestic violence in indigenous communities sufficient? How much more work should be done in the first and second stages?