Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon. Thank you for being here today.
In recent weeks, we have seen a rise in violence against women. In Quebec alone, seven femicides were committed.
Minister, on March 19, you said you wanted to combat domestic violence and violence against women. One way you're planning to do that is covered in Bill C-21, which you introduced on February 16. The idea is to combat firearms smuggling and trafficking by creating “red flag” and “yellow flag” laws. You also talked about initiatives to tackle gun and gang violence to the tune of $46 million.
Have you already undertaken that spending? Is it covered in the bill? If so, that means nothing will be done until the bill is passed.
Do the existing estimates contain funding to combat violence against women?