Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  You mean the RCMP?

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  I believe so. While I would hate to speak for the RCMP, I would say yes.

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  Yes.

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  I have some numbers from our organization, which I would be happy to share, in regard to missing and murdered aboriginal women. They are based on work we've done internally as an organization.

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  Yes.

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  Unfortunately, I don't have, nor have we done a comparison or looked at the numbers of all missing women. I believe that's what you're suggesting.

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  Again, just to speak for the OPP, I can tell you that we certainly have made this a priority for us, as I mentioned in my comments, especially since the Native Women's Association of Canada certainly brought it to the forefront a couple of years ago as a big issue for all of our

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  We work very closely with the first nations policing services in Ontario. If there were a homicide, a missing person case, in their community, it would be our Criminal Investigation Branch that would most likely be called in to assist and to work with them. In terms of the best

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  Any of the training we offer in the OPP is made available to all of our first nation policing partners, yes.

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  Thank you. I would like to add that if a national action plan were the direction, the OPP would support it. I believe we would see those partnerships and that collaboration come together, something like that. Quite often, there are many well-meaning agencies and partners at the

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  Yes.

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  Yes, we do. We have a missing persons section and an unidentified body section in our investigations command, and they work very closely with them.

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  The relationship differs, of course, everywhere. I would like to say that for the most part we've really made some strong, positive steps over the years. A lot of it, I believe, goes back to the investment we made in getting to know our communities, and investing in our community

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  Yes.

Special Committee on Violence Against Indigenous Women committee  I'm from the Alderville First Nation. It's a lovely little community along the shores of Rice Lake, Ontario, just about an hour east of Toronto. Yes, in my case I would say it was a calling. I'm not sure if everyone would feel the same way. My father is a retired member of the