I will begin by saying that the lone prison for women, which was in Kingston, was closed precisely so that we could have establishments in all the regions, thus enabling the women to remain close to their family and see their children. It is clear that the highest proportion of indigenous offenders is in the Prairie and Pacific regions.
I don't think it is absolutely necessary for establishments to be very close to the community, since aboriginal community development officers work with female inmates and aboriginal communities to facilitate the social reintegration of those women, which is important.
That is why we will establish aboriginal intervention centres in all the institutions, even those with fewer indigenous female offenders, in order to take care of their needs. We will provide those women with programs, and community liaison officers and elders could also help them.