Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I have a question on the matter of the aboriginal justice strategy and, if time permits, on legal aid.
On the aboriginal justice strategy, Minister, I recall that when I was minister regarding that strategy, we had seven “Rs”. One of them had to do with representation. We were concerned about two things. One was the over-representation of aboriginal people in prisons and the under-representation of aboriginal people as judges, law enforcement people, and the like.
Now, I recently met with a representative of the Canadian Association of Police Boards, who stated to me that there's been a disproportionate increase in the number of aboriginal people in prison; among the figures, 34% of aboriginal women were in prison.
I have to say that their data only went up to 2005, so it does not implicate your government, and that's why I've—