Justice committee  We're definitely not in a position to tell the government how to do their job. We are grassroots. We're non-profit. Larissa and I work in a position where we have received no funding at all as we're working with women. If you could try to empathize with where we're coming from, I

Justice committee  If you don't do anything, then how can I help others? If there isn't change on your end, then there can't be any change on my end. I stated in my testimony today that I had to change my entire life. I understand that when you say something you have to defend it with behaviour. I

Justice committee  But the paradigm shift in attitude, the social change, is where it's going to make the difference.

Justice committee  I believe so.

Justice committee  As we were saying, the stigma gets removed. Yes, stigma kills. I've seen the faces of death, as I said, several times, and I see it coming with the women in the next generation. They're not taking their medication as they should be. They're not doing the things they could be doin

Justice committee  You're basically asking, if this law were passed—

Justice committee  —as is, and how is it going to help in line with my friend's comments about meeting basic daily needs to feed your children, right?

Justice committee  Right. I'm sitting here with a different aspect than you are and I'm stating that this is a historic event, at least we're getting something, a “beggars can't be choosers” type of thing. It's a start. Thank you very much, it's a start. We're all aware that the average rent is $

Justice committee  First of all, we would like to say that it's an honour to be here today in front of all of you. Thank you for granting us the opportunity to communicate on the importance of Bill C-36, being passed as the Canadian model. The Northern Women's Connection believes that Bill C-36 is