Thank you.
I am going to carry on with questions to Madam Fedida, because the gender-based violence problem in Canada is only growing, especially through the pandemic. I just note that my colleague, the member for Nunavut, brought this into the House on April 26, saying that in the territory that she represents those women are forced to live with their abusive partners. The government needs to hear that these women are forced to live in abusive situations, because of the lack of housing, because there are no shelters and because the justice system is not protecting them. Also, the government needs to recognize how failures in investing in indigenous housing leave women living in fear and unable to find safety.
I hear that too in my own community. Tri-City Transitions, in my community of the Tri-Cities, can't find enough housing to keep women safe.
Ms. Fedida, perhaps you wouldn't mind just sharing how the pandemic has affected your clients looking for housing.