I think there are many reasons why the number of indigenous people in the criminal justice system is not decreasing. Our government is committed to ensuring that we build and foster a substantial new relationship with indigenous peoples that's based on a nation-to-nation relationship, and that we identify and build a reconciliation framework that takes into account all of the various tools that would assist in defining our relationship with indigenous peoples. We support those initiatives that specifically involve working in partnership whereby indigenous peoples put forward solutions to assist in moving forward with jurisdiction or moving forward with programs and services to ultimately improve their communities.
I think in terms of looking at the criminal justice system, there are ways that we can improve the criminal justice system as it respects or engages with indigenous peoples. This speaks to the work we're doing on the inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women. It speaks to the need for us to work more broadly to look at the root causes of the situation of indigenous people. For indigenous people, and I think in general, there are many reasons people find themselves in the criminal justice system, root causes such as marginalization, poverty, lack of housing, or lack of education. We need to ensure that we're addressing the root causes of the existence of the situation. With respect to indigenous peoples, we are committed to working in partnership to address those issues.