Mr. Jack Saddleback at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

I'd say that we create our own supports.

I believe that my fellow witness here, Erika, is right with regard to there being no formal supports when it comes to survivors of conversion therapy. Simply, the supports come from within the community.

Within the indigenous community, we have a very strong, united, two-spirit community across Canada and even in the United States. We are expanding to other countries to look at these shared experiences of colonialism on indigenous people and at how these aspects of conversion therapy have impacted us around the globe.

In saying so, I want to reiterate that our strength is our resiliency. We will continue to be our true selves, and we will continue to revitalize our sacred roles that were harmed by these colonial tactics and, thus, conversion therapy.

Thank you.