Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the presenters today. Certainly we thank you very much for coming out and going through the government response.
When we went through this study, it became very evident that it was a huge issue. It was more or less all-encompassing. It was a societal issue as well as a many-tiered issue as far as jurisdiction went. We've referred quite a bit to that partnership and working together to try to come to some consensus.
One of the other issues that I think came forward loud and clear was the fact that there was a lack of data, particularly when we were talking about first nations, Inuit, and Métis. Oftentimes people who were presenting to us knew that something was happening, but they didn't have the data to back it up.
One of the things we talked about at great length at the committee was the fact that we needed to get some processes put in place that were going to provide that data so we would know when we came forward with some responses and solutions that we could approach it in a scientific manner and know what we were talking about.
Ms. Langlois or Mr. Ball, would you like to comment on the data collection process as it refers to first nations, Inuit, and Métis, please?