Thank you.
Ms. DeLaronde, I'd like to start with you, if I could, please.
It was in May of last year that the House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion introduced by my caucus colleague Leah Gazan, which called on the federal government to declare the continued loss of indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and gender-diverse people a Canada-wide emergency and also to provide immediate and substantial investments, including to establish a red dress alert system. I want to credit my colleague for her drive in getting that into this budget.
What impact do you expect the red dress alert system will have on the safety of indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and gender-diverse people, and how rapidly should this pilot program be expanded across the country, in your view?