Status of Women committee  I've been involved in the aboriginal health field for many years. I've worked with government departments other than Health Canada, the Status of Women being one. To my knowledge, and I have 30 years under my belt, I don't recall any government department coming to ask an aborigi

Status of Women committee  I'm not on that side--I'm on the other side--so I wouldn't know. I couldn't answer 100% on how those criteria that filter down to the aboriginal organizations are developed at the national level, but I think Ms. Lavell has something to say about that.