Status of Women committee  I've sat as a representative of Public Safety Canada on the FPT working group for two or three years--a number of meetings.

Status of Women committee  I've been—

Status of Women committee  We haven't studied that specifically, but from having worked in a number of communities over the years, I feel there are two aspects to that question. First, if they're removed from their homes and sent to a non-aboriginal family, we know that creates problems later on when they

Status of Women committee  I think we have to look at it from a variety of sources and a variety of different approaches that take place. It's not one size fits all, and that's the basis of the work we do. First of all, I should say we're not a program, but rather a policy initiative. So when you hear ab

Status of Women committee  The benefits of this approach will be that as communities define their priorities and strategies for reducing violence against women and girls, federal departments will be able to target more effectively their individual services to meet community needs. Furthermore, governments

Status of Women committee  Okay. Good afternoon. My name is Ed Buller. I am currently the director of aboriginal corrections policy within Public Safety. I would like to take my time to share an approach to preventing violence against aboriginal girls and women that recognizes that reducing violence in t